N00b from Charlottesville, Virginia

[Logan McCaughan]

Good morning and happy Friday to all! My name is Logan McCaughan and I am a 25 y.o. professional (software developer) from Charlottesville area looking to get my feet wet with real estate investing. I became interested in real estate about a year ago after reading, you guessed it, Rich Dad Poor Dad. A month or so ago I discovered BP and have been reading about REI daily every since. I'm getting most of my info from resources on this site and, of course, whatever I find on Google. While I've not decided on the best investment strategy for me and my family, I'm interested in rentals and possibly flipping. Financially, we have a decent savings for folks our age but nowhere near what is needed to put down 20% on a decent property so we would likely need help from family (probably not good idea) or other investors. I plan on going to the next local RE group meeting for my area and am excited to meet new people and start growing my network! Not sure if TMI for a introduction post.