New member from Gilbert, Arizona

[Andrew Daus]

Hello BiggerPockets Community!

My name is Andrew Daus, and I'm new to real estate and currently living in Gilbert, Arizona. I don't currently have any background in real estate, but I've been listening to lots of episodes of the BiggerPockets Podcast and I'm eager to get started investing in real estate! Originally from Springfield, Missouri, but moved to Arizona for my Master's degree in hydrology, I am currently working as a hydrologist for a water resources engineering firm in Tempe.

My current goals in real estate are to start out by BRRRRing SFHs, work up to BRRRRs for small multifamily properties, and eventually get into larger multifamily investing. I'm currently looking in the Phoenix Metro area (Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Queen Creek, etc.) as well as within a 2-hour or so drive from Gilbert (Tucson, Flagstaff, Florence, Prescott, etc.) So any thoughts you have on those markets would be much appreciated!

I actually found BiggerPockets after someone had mentioned that I should rent out the spare bedrooms in my house to help cover the mortgage. After Googling this for a bit, I came across house hacking, and research on house hacking brought me to BiggerPockets!

I've saved up approximately $35,000 to put towards real estate. My plan is to network on BiggerPockets with agents, conventional and hard money lenders, property managers, contractors, and other investors to try and form mutually beneficial relationships. I look forward to becoming more active in the forums, asking thoughtful questions and trying to answer the questions that I can.

Feel free to ask me questions and I look forward to your responses and becoming an involved member of BiggerPockets!