Newbie from Long Island, NY

[Adriana McLaughlin]

Hello: My name is Adriana Rodriguez McLaughlin. I live in Garden City, a suburb of NYC. I have a realtors license for over a decade but only work sporadically as I have a W2 job. I love real estate and listen to BP podcasts daily. And I think I want to take the leap soon to REI. Also one of my goals is to reduce tax burden on W2 income - especially since new tax laws on SALT deductions will hurt me further. I think I would enjoy fix/flip as I have renovated two homes. But also love the idea of buy and hold - despite my fear of being a landlord. Anyway, love this sense of community I feel reading/listening about everyone’s stories on how they got started, really inspiring to me.