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Delaware New Useless Guy Here! Haha
BP Members,
I just joined the group a few days ago after listening to the podcast. I am absolutely thrilled with the amount of knowledge and how helpful everyone is here. I am 36 years old and I live in Delaware with my wife of almost 18 years and our three kids. I own five successful retail businesses and still have my full time job as a computer programmer of sorts for a major security company. I am an avid hockey fan and an insanely hard worker. My business partner and I have been considering real estate for about 5-6 years now. I think we are finally ready to start making moves in the next six months or less. Today I had to resolve the home inspection issues listed on the home I'm selling that my wife and I just moved out of in August. I built out all five of my businesses myself, almost entirely myself, and did a full renovation of my previous home to get it ready for sale. But never before today have I been as confident that I can do this investor/landlord thing until now. I fixed a whole pile of issues from a new expansion tank, to replacing electrical breakers, to fixing slow drains, all in under an hour. Nothing was hard, but I approached every task with confidence and knocked them out quickly. I am absolutely ready to start my journey and I look forward to making connections with as many of you as possible. I hope to be active on the forums and help where I can.
I was a Marine from 2000-2005, 2621 - Intelligence. My background is generally computer skills, leadership, organization, optimization, and most recently, pretty much anything carpentry related. I've done floors, doors, electrical, counter-tops, etc. I cannot wait to choose and purchase our first investment property.
I hope everyone has a productive and valuable weekend!
Thanks,
Kevin
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Hello! @Kevin Christensen
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.
I love answering questions if you have any! Good Luck :)