New Member - Interested in Upstate NY and Minneapolis Investing

[Stephen Murdock]

Hello to all! I have been lurking on Bigger Pockets for sometime now and have finally committed to taking action on my goals for 2018 (mainly, purchase a 10+ unit apartment building) so I figured it would be best to introduce myself the the BP community and start networking. 

A little about me: I'm currently based in Boston where I'm a Business Development manager for a SaaS company serving the energy industry. I started out buying and selling cars in 2006 and expanded into reselling equipment purchased at business liquidation actions after the market dropped. While this allowed me to self-fund my education, it didn't provide me with the passive income stream necessary to exit the 'rat race' which is why I'm here today. I'll be relocating to Minnesota this summer and grew up in Central NY (Utica area) so these are my two areas of focus currently.

There's an overwhelming amount of information on this forum about different strategies but I've decided on direct mail marketing to apartment owners in Oneida County, NY as my primary focus. I've recently put together a website for this and would appreciate any feedback on the content or flow!

I'm also in the process of finalizing my list for my first mailing so if anyone can point me to content or mailers that would resonate with mom-and-pop apartment owners, or any REIAs in Utica or Minneapolis, I would definitely appreciate it!

So here I am, my name is Stephen Murdock and I am an aspiring buy and hold investor. Hello to all!