New aspiring investor from the Bay Area

[Armel Bayot]

Hello BP community,

I work as an ER Nurse and got  bit by the real estate bug early this year after getting my property in the Bay Area. Attended a couple of seminars about real estate investing and almost bought a $20k advance education from a seasoned investor. Thank God another attendee from the seminar enlightened and referred me to BiggerPockets instead. 

Its almost 1.5 months since I've been listening to BP Podcasts and just finished reading BTs book, Rental Property Investing. Currently with DGs book , BRRRR and can't wait to start JSs, Estimating Rehab Costs . Turned Pro today after attending my first webinar with Brandon , " How to buy your first, second, or third rental property". So far , I've learned a ton of valuable information here in BP !

I'm still in the stage of sharpening my axe by reading books , listening podcasts and attending webinars , but leaning towards doing a BRRRR strategy outside CA in due time. I don't have much to offer (knowledge wise) regarding REI at this point but you can ask me if you need any opinion regarding Emergency Nursing=) So excited to be part of this community! Looking forward to learn more and connect with most of you.

Your Friend,

Armel

[Brian Garlington]

@Armel Bayot

You are ahead of most new people on the platform sir.  So many set up a profile and don’t include any kind of picture and all they say is, 

“Hi, I’m new, I’m excited and want to start. I haven’t read any books, been on webinars or listened to any podcasts because we’re all busy , right? Anywho .....I’d like someone to give me a brief rundown of .......”

I used to be stationed in Concord and I have a rental there so I'm familiar with your area. What is it that makes you want to BRRRR?