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