Chicago to Central Illinois

[Samuel Elias Ghouleh]

Just moved to Normal, IL from Chicago and I see so much potential in growth all around the surrounding cities/towns. I've been reading, listening to podcasts, attending seminars, and doing a bunch of homework when I can. Spreadsheets, quotes, and info on many of the properties that I'm interested in, yet still learning the Ins and Outs of the financing I work all over central and southern Illinois installing elevators. I love what I do, but don't plan on doing this forever. I'm going to be investing in my first property by the end of 2019 or sooner. Striving to build a team to help each other prosper and have more time on our hands.

Always available on Sundays or after 7pm to exchange ideas and talk about real estate. 

[Justin Windham]

@Samuel Elias Ghouleh

Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

This is a great place to learn and network. A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

Alerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/

The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members. I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search