New here, and wanted to say Hi

[Justin Oliver]

Hi BP world. 

I'm and English Expat living in Chicago, and looking for BRRRR properties in the midwest. I'm interested in flipping too, but I've always preferred the long term hold strategy to building equity, and ultimately retirement wealth. I still have a day job, I'm a real estate broker and have been for 23 years, but currently specialize in Glass boxes in the skye in Downtown Chicago.

I have one deal completed with seller financing that is now performing, and am closing on another with private money this coming Friday. Looking forward to really ramping up, but not sure how to scale quickly. Anyways, that's me. Hope to meet with you, network with you,  share ideas and strategies. If you wanna know, please feel to ask. I'm pretty excited to have found this community. 

J

[Brandon L.]

Hello! @Justin Oliver

Welcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.

I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing. Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.

First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp

The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciated

The last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent. There are many agents out there, but it’s important to choose the right one.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52724-im-new-to-investing-how-do-i-find-an-investor-friendly-agent

I love answering questions if you have any! Good Luck :)