Allo, from a new investor in Central Florida

[Carrie Leigh]

Greetings! I have been seriously, I thought, researching REI for the past couple years. I was constantly reading references to Bigger Pockets but was reluctant to check it out. Hopefully that will turn out to be the biggest mistake I make in real estate.

I always assumed I would get into real estate investing someday but suffered from the dreaded fear of uncertainty. My day job is in IT but now that I am facing the need to either invest in more schooling to advance in my current field or change fields, I am determined to get away from the uncertainty of relying on others for my employment and be my own boss. 

I grew up helping family rehab homes for rent or sale, but have yet to purchase my first property. Reading BP and watching the podcasts the past month has helped me realize there will never be the perfect set of circumstances; I will not have started until I start. So here I am. I will mostly lurk as I do not have the experience to contribute but but there will likely be questions I cannot resolve on my own.