Newbie from Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

[David Pierson]

Hey all! My name is David, and I am completely new to REI. I was in the Air Force for 8 years, and had planned to make it a career, now because of certain circumstances I have been back in the civilian world for the last two years and I am now realizing that I don't want to work for someone else for the rest of my life never finding financial freedom. I'm fortunate enough to have a couple of friends who have done well with real estate, and now I am learning everything I can. So, this is one of my first few steps on my road to financial freedom. I have listened to a lot of the podcasts and I am now excited to learn and contribute to this community!

[John Daly]

Hi David Pierson I think it’s important when you are starting out to stay relatively close to where you live when you are investing. I know that when I started out, I made a lot of trips back-and-forth to the property during renovation and also to the hardware store and then back to the investment property. Also, you probably know your local market, by now, better than most. Let me know if I can help you in any way.