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Stephen McDonald
  • New to Real Estate
  • Lewis Center, OH
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Introducing Myself on Bigger Pockets

Stephen McDonald
  • New to Real Estate
  • Lewis Center, OH
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Hello, my name is Stephen. I've been a member for a few months, but haven't really done anything here beyond reading some blogs and forums. I guess I should say something…

I live in Central Ohio, Graduated High School in 2012 and have been working at my Local Walmart for almost 5 years (That'll be a milestone). But I've had a feeling that continuing here for 20 years isn't going to bring me where I want to be, and while I am thankfully in a good place in life right now, I know that change is inevitable and I want to be prepared. I think investing in Real Estate would be a step in the right direction.

A couple years ago I had the bright idea that it would be cool to be a landlord someday, so I searched on Google "How to be a landlord" and I found Peter Harris's videos. I watched them all, then found the book he co-authored, Commercial Real Estate for Dummies, online, so I bought it and read it. Now that book is the foundation for my understanding of Real Estate; everything I learn stacks onto that information.

Hungry for more, I searched for more real estate videos and found Bigger Pockets on YouTube. After watching several of their videos, I found out they have this social networking website, and figured I could try it. So that's how I got here. My New Year's Resolution was to do at least one deal by next year. It doesn't seem like that's going to happen, but I have made a lot of progress since then. Surely I'll do one by 2021.

I hope to meet new people here, maybe some other investors in Central Ohio. Start networking, have good conversations, stuff like that. Well, I think that pretty much sums it up. I can't wait to see if anyone comments. Have a great day!

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