Student from Illinois and Newbie Real Estate Investor

[Kevin Osborn]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Kevin and I m brand-spankin-new to the BiggerPockets community and real estate investing in general.  I am currently a student in Illinois and I am saving money for a down payment on my first real estate investment.  I plan on making my first purchase sometime next year, and I am using this time while saving my money to become as smart as possible on the subject of real estate.  I have never owned a home before and have just recently started renting myself.  In fact, the most expensive thing I have ever owned in my life was my very first car, valued at $5000 back in 2011.  I am very nervous to get started but at the same time extremely excited as well.  I am currently creating a road-map of sorts to help guide myself for the next several years, and after learning about all different types of real estate 'vehicles,' I have decided to invest in small multi-family houses using a buy and hold strategy.  If I do well enough for myself I hope to one day move to commercial property (though I don't have my eyes set on anything too crazy yet).  I first found out about BiggerPockets on YouTube and really enjoyed their videos (I can't recall what specific video I had first watched) and content on that site.  I have watched countless of the weekly podcasts on YouTube and have since decided to join the greater community here on BiggerPockets proper.  I am excited to utilize all of the tools available here on BP and I look forward to any interactions I may have here on the BP forums.

-  Kevin