Hi all!

[Brad Fithian Jr]

Hello! I am a newbie from Pitman, New Jersey. My name is Brad, I am 26 years old and I am a middle school social studies teacher with absolutely no experience whatsoever in real estate. My wife and I are looking to get started as investors by using the buy and hold strategy to generate some passive income and well as move into owning our first home. My goal is that we can amass enough passive income and continue "trading up" our investment properties to eventually make enough for my wife to stop working, for us to have a nice little nest egg for retirement, and most importantly so we can be a bigger blessing to those around us. Thanks for reading! Blessings!

[Christine P.]

Hi Brad!

Welcome! I'm a newbie myself, there is so much information here. Be sure to check out the Beginner's Guide.

And thanks for being a teacher - that's about the hardest job out there!

Christine

[Karen Rittenhouse]

Welcome, Brad!

You're way ahead of the game just by finding BiggerPockets.

Be sure to listen to my podcast here - BiggerPockets.com/show2

You'll find that most of us started where you are and for many of the same reasons. You'll be AMAZED at how much you can accomplish over the next 5 years.

Here's wishing you tremendous real estate investing success!

[Brad Fithian Jr]

Thank you Karen and Christine P. for your comments and helpfull insight.

Can't wait to get started!