Thanks for the intro!
As Jeff mentioned, my name is Karl Holmlund and I went to the same university as Jeff in Southern California. For as long as I can remember, I've been interested in finances and making money in unique ways. Whenever I have free time, I find myself thinking about ways to make money or save money. I have invested in the stock market for the past 6 years and have recently grown very interested in the real estate world. I discovered Bigger Pockets about a year ago simply through a few Google searches, and have recently dove into listening to podcasts, reading as much as possible, and having many conversations with Jeff about the idea of investing together.
I too have seen the benefit of real estate investing mainly from my wife's grandfather and I want to get into the game! I also live in the San Jose area and have been up here for the past 2 years. I work in sales and my wife and I are 100% on board with this plan.
As Jeff stated, we are looking at partnering together on mid-size apartment buildings out of state, most likely. The plan at the moment is to save agressively, amass as much knowledge as possible from other investors on the Bigger Pockets thread, and listen/read as much about real estate as I have time for. I look forward to connecting with many of you on this thread!