New Guy From Chicago

[Tevin E. Taylor]

How's it going everyone!

My name is Tevin and I'm a recent graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I currently work for an engineering consulting firm as an assistant project manager. I have always had an interest in real estate investing and since graduation have decided to jump in head first. My primary focus lies in multifamily buy and hold investing.  

I will be purchasing my first property in early 2019. Like a lot of newbie investors I'm looking to purchase and house hack a 3-4 unit building. I'm using the time between now and then to educate myself on the market, landlord tenant laws, and general invest principals/strategy. 

I'm excited to network with fellow investors and hope that we can share knowledge for mutual benefit. 

[Brie Schmidt]

@Tevin E. Taylor Welcome!  First step is getting pre-approved, that will determine your budget.  Once you have your budget you can start looking at areas that fit into your budget and your needs.  

You can set up keywords for things like "chicago" to stay up to date about what's going on and check out the many events and meetups here  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-an...