New investor in Gilbert, AZ area

[Jordan Duvall]

Hello BP community! My name is Jordan Duvall, and I'm currently based in Gilbert, AZ (just outside of Phoenix) and I'm just a new student looking to learn. I came across BP organically, as I've always had an interest in personal finance (specifically financial independence through frugal living - love the Mr. Money Mustache and Frugalwoods blogs). 

I am new to the world of REI, and looking for the right way to just "dive in" and start learning. I'm trying to find the balance of learning as much as I can - primarily through reading, researching and listening to the BP podcasts - and just getting started, knowing that I'll learn a ton as I go.

Long term goal is to get involved with enough buy and hold rentals to generate passive income and, ideally, financial freedom. Short term is to do my first deal before 2018 is over. I have lots of questions around building a team, what various partnerships look like etc., but at this point I mostly want to keep digging and trying to meet and talk to people in the area (or here on the forums) that have been there, done that. 

I look forward to wherever the journey takes me, and to connecting with a great network of like-minded people. Thanks to all the BP folks and this community for the awesome resource!

Anyone interested in connecting, feel free to reach out.