Newish Member from Florida

[Rodney Robinson]

Hello Bigger Pockets,

I have been a member of this great site since 2013, but have been off and on as I progressed over the years in growing my family, relocating three times and growing in my career. It has been six years, and in 2019, after living in 3 cities, having 4 children under 5 years old (including our 5 month twins), my wife and I decided to get very serious about Real Estate investing because we realized that there will never be the ideal time.

I was listening to Brandon Turner on one of the podcasts speak about the importance of goal setting. It was around this time that the subject of setting big goals and creating a road map for your vision became paramount and personal to me. I knew that I am designed to accomplish big things in life, but when writing my goals down, I realized how short I was selling myself. I couldn't even write the goals without feeling a bit of resistance or awareness of the many obstacles. I decided that I had to change, and I challenged myself to "only thinking big" for three months. I created a 10-year road map that broke down a long-term vision into annual increments. The "next step" for me was to obtain my first SFR within 6 months. That plan was made a month and a half ago and my great wife was totally on board. Today, we are well ahead of schedule and are closing on our first 3/2 in 11 days! Thanks BiggerPockets for facilitating Bigger Thinking!

I look forward to connecting with you and sharing the journey as well as learning about many of yours!

Rodney