New investor from Seattle, WA

[Leigh Talbott]

Hi, my name is Leigh. I started listening to BiggerPockets podcasts several months ago and became really interested in real estate investing. I joined BP pro this week after watching a webinar hosted by Brandon.

As for my real estate background, I own a townhouse that I live in here in Seattle but have no other background in real estate (hoping to change that on BP).

My real estate goal for this year is to purchase a duplex or triplex unit, preferably in Michigan (still working on figuring out which areas to focus on). Within five years I’d like to have at least 3-4 rental units, with an end goal of quitting my 9-5 job.

I’m super excited to be part of BP's community and to get into real estate.

[Heather R.]

@Leigh Talbott

Hi Leigh! I am also in the Seattle area, just getting off the ground myself. This is a great community and there is a wealth of information to be found here. Choosing an area to focus on has been difficult for for me as well. Other out of state markets I have researched, and heard from others to be decent, are Indianapolis and Kansas City, MO. Best of luck in the search!