Hi everyone! I just joined Bigger Pockets forums. I've already read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and I'm working through The Book on Rental Property Investing, and I've listened to some podcasts, too. I have so much appreciation for Josh and Brandon, and I'm really looking forward to being in conversations with you all, too.
My wife and I are getting ready to move from Rhode Island to Cleveland in the coming months. We met while we were getting our teaching degrees, but nowadays she's at home with our two feisty (OH SO FEISTY) redheaded daughters and I'm the director of a middle school. But I am burned out on public education and I really don't want to start over in a new school in Ohio, so we're really considering starting real estate investing instead as a way to support our family. We know it'll be a slow process, and one or both of us might need to teach for a few more years after the move as we transition, but it's our hope and dream to spend more time with our (I can't emphasize this enough - feisty, feisty, zesty-level feisty) little redheads.
I want to be a member of this community, and, after a career of teaching, I believe in putting more in than you take out (believe me, that's what teachers are), so I guess I have a question about norms for this community. My wife and I are slowly building a plan for how to invest once we move to the Cleveland area. When we have a first draft, would it be appropriate to post it here for feedback? It wouldn't be advertising or self promoting at all - more like "here's a very messy first attempt at a plan by a brand newbie, what mistakes am I making or what do I not know?" Is that okay to do? Of course, I'm excited to dig into other conversations, too (even though I don't have a lot of expertise yet!) and we'll talk to a financial planner and a CPA, etc, on top of that!
I'd love to talk to anyone working in the Cleveland area. We have in-laws that live in Chagrin Falls (which is why we're moving there - my wife wants to be close to her family) but we aren't committed to any specific area beyond "not too, toooo far from Chagrin." We don't know much about the neighborhoods, only have a few contacts, and we're both slightly terrified.
Thank you all so much for being you. We can't wait to get started!
