Army Veteran, College Student, and Total New Guy

[Benjamin Behlmann]

Hello hello!

   I've been keeping track of Bigger Pockets for some time, and just now decided that I should start engaging the community. Well here I am!

   My interest and journey into the world of real estate investing began near the end of my time in the military when, by chance, I ran into some Robert Kiyosaki videos on YouTube which led me to read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and from then on I knew that I wanted real estate to be my vehicle to financial freedom. Unfortunately the money I saved up from my last deployment got burned up from a poor choice of mine that I made before, and actually put me into debt. It was a setback that wasn't ideal, but what can you do? I ended up leaving the military with my debt and in a two-for-one move, I decided to get into college to take advantage of the housing stipends provided by the GI Bill to live for free while I take classes and use my degrees (once I graduate) to get a decent career in order to finance the start of my real estate investing. My priority since I left the military has been to slowly chip away at the debt I collected during my service, and I'm happy to say that I expect to get rid of it within this school year! Once that debt is clear and gone, I'll begin to execute my plan to get into real estate which I will share in a different post.
   I'm excited to be a part of this community and I hope to learn more, share with others, and make meaningful relationships with like-minded individuals! Thanks for taking the time to read my little introduction, I appreciate you spending the time to do it!

Sincerely,

Ben

[Martin Vehlow]

Welcome to BP! Sounds like a great plan to eliminate the debt! Congrats on almost attaining it! Thank you for serving our country. Check out the BP podcast if you haven't already, as well as "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill.

All the best!