Newbie living in Indianapolis, Indiana

[Brandon Stevenson]

Hello fellow Midwesterner folks! I've been in Indiana for ~7 years. I moved out here from Utah after getting a job in Columbus, IN. I commute between Columbus, IN and Indianapolis, IN for work so I bought a home in Franklin, IN as a nice middle ground. I love the green of Indiana, but do miss the mountains of the west.

My background is all around automotive, but I've always been interested in real estate. Though, like many of us, not having the initial capital always deterred me. I purchased my home about 5 years ago with an FHA and went with a 15 year mortgage to build equity ASAP. My home has also appreciated ~33% since I purchased it. I work an 8-5 job which I actually like, most days. I also teach online for 2 separate Universities out West. I'll also be starting my MBA in a couple weeks. My wife and I have 3 kids with +1 on the way. (I try to stay busy). My hobbies are currently 3D printing, traveling, and "credit card hacking". 

A friend referred me to BP and so far am really enjoying it. I attended my first webinar tonight, and jumped on the opportunity to go Pro and test out the rental calculator. Plus Brandon did throw in some cool things.

The reason for joining BP is my wife would like to move to the north side of Indianapolis to get some new scenery. I'd like to take the lessons learned from everyone here on how to turn my current home into a rental (if the numbers are correct) and then use some equity to purchase a better family home for us going forward. It would be great to use any unused equity to BRRRing or similar. 

I look forward to learning from one another!

-Brandon Stevenson