Greetings from So Cal

[Silvestre M.]

Hello BP! My name is Silvestre Madrid, first thing people ask me is "Do you have a nickname?" And yes..its Sly :) I feel very fortunate to have found this site, it is such a valuable source of knowledge I cannot even begin to describe. Just like a neighborhood, the strength lies in the people of the community...and there are some great people here! Kudos to those who share their knowledge for the benefit of others. Something cool I heard on the most recent podcast and I believe it to be true, Jeff Brown's mentors said "don't pay back, pay it forward" and I thought that was really awesome. That shows true passion for the business.
A little about me, I grew up in Pomona Ca I just turned 27 and I've been in the telecom industry for about 8 years now. I really enjoy what I do, everyday is something different and challenging. In addition to technical skills, being a field tech has also taught me a skill that I am thankful for..patience. As things can get a lil frustrating when troubleshooting the network! I mainly work in So Cal, specifically the inland empire. I currently rent in a small town known as San Jacinto and would like to someday in the near future buy a home close by.
When I first began to learn about technology as a career, it really excited me and I made it happen.. and here I am 8yrs later. It also excites me to learn about RE because it has such a big impact on our lives. It is the foundation to so many things. Also as I've heard on quite a few of the Podcasts, most successful people in one way or another are involved in RE.
Moving forward my goals are to learn as much as I can with that search button, as its already helped tremendously. Also those very informative podcasts...I have those playing back almost daily in my work truck. Im just getting started learning the terminology and etc. but I remember being a wire monkey for seasoned techs when I first started in the field.. point is you gotta start somewhere! With a full time career in place I'm looking at possibly going the buy and hold route, as I read that it is very difficult to flip a property with a full time job. So for now I will read up on as much of these posts and blogs as I can and continue to gain knowledge. Thanks again to every contributor for this valuable resource known as BP!