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