New member here from California (and Spain) :)

[Victor Gomez]

Hi Everybody,

My name is Victor! I am originally from Spain but I have been living in Silicon Valley, California, for about 11 years now. I have to say that the experience has been positive so far, with a few negative items such as the evolution of home prices and how expensive has become living on this state.

At some point during this period I had a complicated health issue and I ended up getting into a lot of debt to pay for my medical bills. This really made me realize how important is to build wealth and having passive income. I I didn't have a job at the time that this event happened, I would have been in real trouble.

So I started investing time and money in my financial education and IQ. From reading books like Rich Dad Poor Dad, and other RE investing books, taking online classes and courses, going to meet-up groups. I did read and study a lot and finally became aware of lots of things. I am not at that moment where I can start taking action, so here I am in BiggerPockets.

I just wanted to say hi to everybody and share my story. Maybe some of you can relate to it.

Glad to be here!

Best,
Victor.

[Erwin Groenendijk]

Still in Spain and busy in Barcelona and Valencia for the moment. We are creating flip projects using crowdfunding and the flow we are in is amazing. Think there are opportunities everywhere if you know how, where, and what to do!

Erwin