Hello from New Mexico

[Tommy B.]

Hi all, I want to say that I appreciate this incredible website and the time and energy that has gone into each and every contribution. Amazing! I couldn't even get through a movie with my wife tonight without picking up the iPad and checking it out.

I'm new to the game and eager to learn. I've always wanted to do something bigger than just having a good job that I happened to fall into. I've had a busy mind the last few years and it has driven me half crazy at times. The entrepreneurial bug has bitten me, but my ideas never panned out. I was limited to ideas that required nothing more than a shoestring budget and a lot of time. In the end the ideas, while exciting to explore, would fizzle out because the return was too little for the amount of hard work required and the time missed with family. That is where real estate is different and it occurred to me that I can create wealth while using other people's money and working as hard or as little as I want. Perfect!

Anyway, I'm in the information seeking mode right now and I have no doubt that all of the answers are here. My niche is going to be buy and hold and I look forward to buying and renting my first of hopefully many SFRs this year. I'm in the Albuquerque area. If you are an experienced investor and have the time to mentor a newbie then lets get together and have coffee. I'm looking forward to this exciting adventure and thank you all in advance for your guidance, inspiration, and motivation along the way.