New Member from Western NY

[Joe Malucci]

Hello Everyone, New to the site and eager to learn. 

I'm Joe, from the Buffalo / Lancaster area of NY, and have been lurking a bit. I'm 30, single, no kids, and currently working as an Estimator / Project Manager for a commercial site construction company for the past 10 years. I am debt free outside of my primary home, and am very much of a DIY person, and can pretty much build a house from the ground up. 

Goals: 

I want to get into rentals using the Brrrr strategy, or even flip homes at first to build some capital.  It would be great if it could turn into a business that I will be able to run and leave my current daytime office job (target is within 10 years). I am actively looking for my first deal at the moment, and have saved some money, and have my dad as a private lender if I do find something. I plan to do most all of the labor, updating, and property management myself for the first few deals, although eventually I hope to have the means to hire the labor part out. I feel I am late to the real estate endeavor, but hopefully my skill set puts me at an advantage in that I can take care of most issues myself. 

Thank you to all the information thrown on this site, it is a huge resource for me!

Joe