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Updated over 5 years ago, 03/15/2019
New Member From NE Ohio
Hi Everyone,
My Name is Brian Roberts. I'm from Cortland Ohio which is about an hour east of Cleveland. My wife and I just purchased our first rental, a duplex about 10 miles from where we live. We have definitely learned some lessons this first time around but we didn't let them hold us back from our goal. I'm an electrician by trade and my wife works in HR for a large manufacturing company in town. Our goal is to use real estate as an avenue to produce income to send our 2 kids to college. I've read a few of the Bigger Pockets books and have been reading forums here for awhile. Thanks in advance for all the knowledge.
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Originally posted by @Brian Roberts:
Hi Everyone,
My Name is Brian Roberts. I'm from Cortland Ohio which is about an hour east of Cleveland. My wife and I just purchased our first rental, a duplex about 10 miles from where we live. We have definitely learned some lessons this first time around but we didn't let them hold us back from our goal. I'm an electrician by trade and my wife works in HR for a large manufacturing company in town. Our goal is to use real estate as an avenue to produce income to send our 2 kids to college. I've read a few of the Bigger Pockets books and have been reading forums here for awhile. Thanks in advance for all the knowledge.
Hello and welcome! Best of luck to you!
Hey @Brian Roberts welcome to the site!
The first deal comes with the biggest learning curve, it gets better from here. Your background as an electrician will also go a long way. Good luck!
I'm not from Ohio , but i want to invest in a turn key company in Ohio . Anyone know of any good companies?
Also can anyone tell me what the Top Contributors score mean?
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Welcome to BP Brian and good luck investing!
@Brian Roberts Welcome...are you in Ashtabula County...beautiful up there on the lake (in the summer) ;)
Congrats on getting going on your first deal.
- Brandon Sturgill
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@Penny Dun Turnkeys are more prevalent in the Cleveland and Toledo areas...they don't work too well in Columbus given the market conditions....that said there are a few. What area of the state are you focused? And why turnkey?
The top contributor score is basically the person posting the most on any given channel...and accumulating votes as well...
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Originally posted by @Brian Roberts:
Hi Everyone,
My Name is Brian Roberts. I'm from Cortland Ohio which is about an hour east of Cleveland. My wife and I just purchased our first rental, a duplex about 10 miles from where we live. We have definitely learned some lessons this first time around but we didn't let them hold us back from our goal. I'm an electrician by trade and my wife works in HR for a large manufacturing company in town. Our goal is to use real estate as an avenue to produce income to send our 2 kids to college. I've read a few of the Bigger Pockets books and have been reading forums here for awhile. Thanks in advance for all the knowledge.
Welcome aboard Brian.
welcome brian. i flip a lot on the east side of cleveland, hit me up anytime you want to chat
Welcome, Brian. Cleveland is a great place to invest.
Welcome to BP Brian!
@Brian Roberts welcome to BP!
Originally posted by @Brandon Sturgill:
@Brian Roberts Welcome...are you in Ashtabula County...beautiful up there on the lake (in the summer) ;)
Congrats on getting going on your first deal.
No. Im actually just south in Trumbull County. I do enjoy spending time on both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario in New York.
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Hopefully I will get to meet or work with some of you one day!