Amateur real estate investor, professional foodie | Bowie, MD

[Kamyar Dastani]

Hey everyone! I've been a BiggerPockets member for quite some time now, and have spent a good chunk of time lurking the forums and trying to gain as much knowledge as I can before I make the deep dive into real estate investing. I have been an avid listener of the BiggerPockets podcast, and decided that I should start being more active in the forums as well. 

Born and raised in the DC suburbs, in good ole' Maryland, the only times I have left the area have been for vacations and the occasional summer internship. I have grown to love the DC area, and having gone to the University of Maryland and graduated not too long ago, I hope to be able to stay here for quite some time. I would love to become more active in the DC-area real estate market, and own a property or two (or ten) right here in my own backyard. And also own my backyard. Pretty ironic to rent while owning a bunch of property.

My ideal goal is to invest in rental properties in the College Park, MD area. Not only do I know the area really well, but I feel as though there is significant potential for growth, and that area of the Washington D.C. area is one of the few affordable areas remaining. Being a recent UMD alum as well, I feel that I know the amenities that renters in the area are looking for, and I believe I have the stomach to deal with a landlord's worst nightmare--college student renters. 

I hope to be able to connect with both novice investors (to be) like myself, as well as the more seasoned real estate investors that have been active in this market. 

To make myself seem much less boring than it may seem, I do have some activities that I enjoy outside of browsing the BP forums and listening to podcasts on my Metro rides to and from work. I enjoy trying out new restaurants that pop up all around the DC area, and am in the process of developing a Persian food blog and reviewing different kabobs in the DMV and beyond. I also am a big traveler and love finding ridiculous travel deals; I actually found out about BiggerPockets from a friend, as we were doing a day trip from DC to Austin, TX for just $36. And for other recent Terps, I do sometimes enjoy being able to go back to College Park, namely to go to rails at Cstone. 

I would love to get to know y'all, and don't hesitate to drop a comment and reach out! More than happy to talk about real estate, flight deals, the best Persian restaurants in the DMV, or about why the DC area transit system is doomed.