New Investor - Cleveland, OH

[Eduardo C.]

Hello everyone, Im Ed a newbie investor.

I'm originally from Cleveland, OH.  Grew up on the near west side.  I am a Firefighter/Paramedic for the city but I live in a suburb SW of Cleveland.  I have no experience in real estate other than purchasing my own home over 3 years ago.  

I came across BiggerPockets after reading Brandon Turner's The Book on Rental Property Investing. I'm currently reading David Greene's Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat.  While researching the Cleveland market I came across James Wise channel on Youtube The Holton Wise Property Group.

My short term goal is to purchase my first rental property next year.  Preferably a duplex on the near west side of Cleveland. I grew up in that area and have seen the revitalization going on in those neighborhoods.   I'm currently looking at properties with a coworker who is also a real estate agent.  My brother-in-law owns a home remodeling business with connections to contractors for rehab/renovations.  Some of my coworkers have expressed interest in investing in properties with me as well.

I'm looking forward to connecting, learning from, and hopefully working with BiggerPocket members.  Any advice/information would greatly be appreciated.

Thank you,

Eduardo Cid

[Jacob Repreza]

Welcome Ed! I'm from california but i've been out to cleveland a few times now to look at properties we're purchasing. Good luck with everything and if you have any questions this site has plenty of resources or don't be afraid to reach out to any of us.