Newbie in Augusta, Georgia

[Jennifer Long]

Good afternoon! My name is Jennifer and I'm a relatively new to Bigger Pockets. I joined in July of last year after encouragement from my boyfriend to get involved in real estate investing and I've recently decided to become more serious about it. Admittedly, I didn't do as much research or reading as I should have before I jumped in. I looked at about 50+ properties in the Augusta, GA area before purchasing my first rental property in October. I used a conventional loan on an $85k brick home and put about $5k into rehab costs. It currently cash flows $400 a month.

I continued looking at houses even though I didn't think I'd be ready to find my next property anytime soon as I had completed all the renovations on the first property myself while being full-time active duty military. I found an amazing fourplex that I am set to close on at the end of this month using my VA loan as a nothing down deal. The tentative plan is to live in it for a year and then refinance.

My real estate goals are to continue to invest in buy and hold properties and maybe even flips at some point. I'm currently helping my boyfriend look for deals in the area as well.

Since becoming a pro member, I've been listening and reading more and have learned a lot. I'm looking forward to networking and learning from y'all!