Hello from Lehigh Valley, PA

[Bob Holland]

Hello,

I am new here to BP. I own a rental property in Emmaus, PA that I've had for a while, and I am now ready to get serious about growing my portfolio. The forums and podcast have been go-to for me lately, so thanks for that info.

I plan to focus on the East Penn school district, and find deals to rehab, buy and hold. I don't know if market is too close to the top for deals to be found? I hope with some creative thinking I can find some things.

I am interested in hearing about any local meetups. 

[Matt Bertsch]

@Bob Holland

Welcome to the BP family! I am located in Pennsylvania, also in the Lehigh Valley, and I focus on value-add Multifamily and Fix and Flips...In case you need them, here are few things to check out as you work your way around the site:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/users

Set up some keyword alerts to notify you when members are discussing something that interests you. I use this a lot for location based discussions: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

I find the calculators are very helpful when analyzing deals! Plus you can download them as PDFs and provide them to a lender when looking for money: https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators

Check out the BP Podcasts. There's tons of great info in these: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast

Start building your network by finding and attending meet-ups in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/events

Definitely check out @Justin Brown 's meet-up. It's good stuff! https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/804073-lehigh-valley-investors-meet-up-february

Let me know if I can help you with anything else. Good luck.

-MB