Hello from South West Virginia

[Kyle Nield]

I'm excited to be apart of the group! I joined a few real estate facebook groups and have been listening to podcasts, and I heard this group mentioned quite a few times so here I am. I currently live outside of Roanoke, Virginia. I have no experience in real estate investing but over the last week have been soaking up as much info as I can (podcasts, books, blogs, etc). I work in the healthcare field, but am only two years in and am finding that having other people's health in my hands is causing me mass anxiety (but due to high student loan debt, I feel stuck). I am most interested in BRRRR if I can figure out a way to make a partnership with my brother (who works in residential construction) work, otherwise may go with turnkeys. My goal is to start buying rentals, and eventually transition out of the medical field over the next ten years, (or less if possible). Thanks for having me in the group and I look forward to learning, and sharing any knowledge I have.

[Tyler Daniel Flinchum]

Hi @Kyle Nield @Cel Arrington @Alyssa Perez Leal @Dustin Morris.

I'm a landlord and builder in Roanoke with experience in rehabs and flips as well. Glad to see other people talking about an often-overlooked market on here. From what I'm seeing deals are still pretty hard to come by right now and properties going over asking is still common. For one data point on collection: we're doing fine. Actually since Section 8 was mentioned, I'll say that the only tenants not paying for us are those on Section 8 with partial rent due.

Let me know if I can help any of you in any way, I love the dialogue.