Hello from newbie in St. Paul, MN!

[Timothy Gillette]

Hello everyone!

I've been lurking around the BP forums for a couple of months now trying to learn as much as possible about RE investing. I thought it is was about time I started an intro thread and began meeting people on this amazing website.

I'm brand new to real estate investing and am planning to start out with a buy and hold strategy. My goal for 2013 is to purchase two SFR properties and use them as rentals. The rental market in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area is strong right now. I spoke with Renter's Warehouse and they said their average time to have a tenant in place is between 8-17 days.

I really hope to be able to contribute to this website as much as possible!