New member looking to start investing.

[Philip Claessens]

Hi,

My name is Philip Claessens and I'm from San Diego, Ca. Over the past couple of months, I have been educating myself on real estate investing and my goal for 2019 is to purchase my first property. I am a federal firefighter and my schedule allows me to have time off to focus on investing.

My wife and I own our primary residence now. I currently have about 120k in equity. And I have a HELOC I can utilize to make my first deal.

My goals are to make enough deals to retire early. I have 14 years and then I can retire with a government pension. I am open to investing anywhere in the country that makes sense. I just want to jump in and start learning.

If anyone has any tips or advice on getting started, I am all ears! I’m starting from very limited knowledge, however I'm eager to learn and looking forward to getting started!

Philip