Newbie in Jacksonville FL

[Andrew Dorich]

Hello,

I am Andrew Dorich from Jacksonville FL. I am new to REI but I have been on the sidelines looking at this for many years. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad years ago and at least starting investing in the stock market after but never started in RE. I am currently active duty Navy with 18 years of service and need to find a better way to earn an income than deploying overseas. I have a wife and two young daughters that I would like to spend more time with and have the freedom to make my own schedule (mostly around theirs). I randomly fell upon the biggerpockets website one day and I now how have the bug. I read "the Book on Rental Property Investing" in about 24 hours and I am currently digesting "the book on Managing Rental Properties". My goal is to make an offer on my first rental in the next 90 days.

I also coach youth girls soccer in my spare time and spend time with my girls hiking, fishing and enjoying the Florida sunshine.

Thank you for sharing all the knowledge in these forums and I look forward to meeting other investors in the Jacksonville area.

Best Regards

Andrew

[Jade Bloomfield]

@Andrew Dorich, welcome! I'm a newbie too and, interestingly, I was just looking at Jacksonville properties yesterday. My husband works for a company that has an office there so we're looking at locations that we could potentially move to in which it might be slightly easier to get into REI than where we are currently in Washington. It's not that it's bad here—it's just that there aren't lots of really great deals to be had because lots of Seattle investors have bought them up.I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Jacksonville real estate market right now.

Thank you for your continued service. My husband just left the army in August and is enjoying the freedom of other opportunities. I hope you achieve your goals so that you can have the same. Time with family is the most important. 

If you aren’t told about opportunities for veterans during your transition period, be sure to look up Hiring Our Heroes and similar organisations. It’s one of many non-profits which set veterans up with companies who are looking to hire veterans and their spouses. Good luck!