New Member/Introduce Myself

[Cody Swainston]

Hi All!

I discovered Bigger Pockets about a week ago and I haven't been able to pull myself away from the podcast or the website since. I am amazed at the wealth of knowledge that can be found here at little to no cost!

I started getting interested in RE investing about 8 months ago, but after we moved SC Indiana and I started a new job, it kind of got put on the backburner. I was under the impression that I needed to be wealthy to get started and we were a long way from that! Recently my in-laws were looking into buying a rental property and I had this feeling that it wasn't such a great deal. I started doing some internet research on RE investment analysis and that's how I came across Bigger Pockets.

My wife and I are super excited to jump into this with both feet. We have been married for five years and have two little boys. I turn 30 next year, and our goal is to not only be financially free, but very financially comfortable by age 40. We haven't built up a lot of wealth at this point, but I am currently a full-time agriculture loan officer at a local credit union and I love numbers! My hope is that we can use that skill to add value to a local partner with the money to allow us to get the ball rolling.

Grateful to be here! 

[Shawn Swisher]

Hi Cody, welcome to BP! The podcasts and webinars are all great, as are these forums. If you don't have a lot of funds to start investing, I recommend reading the No (and Low) Money Down book by @Brandon Turner. It will open your eyes to all the different possibilities of funding deals. You can find it in the BP store or on Amazon. Here's to your success!