New member in Phoenix

[Anthony Previte]

Hello Bigger Pockets! My name is Anthony and my wife and I are looking to start investing in real estate with the goal of building 'passive' income and, ultimately, gaining as much time and location freedom. I've added 'passive' in quotes because, as I've learned, there's really no such thing, but you can get somewhat close. 

I know I'm new to real estate investing, so I have been consuming a huge deal of information recently (Thank you, Bigger Pockets podcast!) to get an idea of how deals are found and how different types of deals are structured and financed.

In my day job, I'm a Business Systems Analyst, so numbers, processes, and working with data come naturally to me. With new things I'm typically a very hands-on learner, preferring an observe-replicate-innovate sort of model, so I'd love to start meeting investors and watching deals go down to see what's working in the Northwest Phoenix/Glendale-ish area where my wife and I own our home.

I'm excited to start meeting people, continue learning, and hopefully pull the trigger on a deal in the next few months!

-Anthony Previte