New member working in Indianapolis, IN and Dayton, OH

[Kevin Leesman]

Hello Bigger Pockets,

My name is Kevin, and I am a recent college graduate from The Ohio State University. I am very much interested in learning about real estate.

Some information from my profile about myself:

Strengths:
-Able to connect with people and value sell.
-Very motivated to accomplish the high goals I set for myself. Hardworker.
-Willing to learn. I have been told, "I am very coachable."

Weaknesses:
-Inexperienced.
-Trouble making connections between A and B.
-Need to be more open minded to ideas.

Experience
I have yet to complete a deal.

However, I have spent over 300 hours learning about real estate through listening to all real estate podcasts (Bigger Pockets, Real Estate Investing Mastery, Flip2Freedom, and The Real Estate Guys, and Real Estate Power Hour) and reading three real estate books (Rich Dad Poor Dad, Real Estate Flipping [Weiss], and Secrets of Buying and Selling Real Estate [Shemin]).

Real Estate Goals
I am looking to start a full-time career in real estate.

My plan is start to by wholesaling houses. With the goal of raising capital and perfecting a system to wholesale houses in four cities within a two hour drive of me (Indianapolis, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati).

After that, I plan to look into rehabbing houses, commercial real estate, and other investment opportunities.

Financial Goals:

Obtain $50K in wholesaling houses by July 16, 2013.

Have a net worth of $1,000,000 by the time I am 30 (9/22/2019).

Have a net worth between $10-20 million by the time I am 55.

Currently Seeking
Help getting started in my real estate career. I am looking for:

-A mentor
-Support
-Advice
-Help working through first few deals