All Forum Posts by: Matt Watkins

Thanks to all who responded over the last month. Great info in here. For some reason, I wasn’t getting notifications of responses, sorry for the delay. Thanks again!

Thanks Antoine!

As I'm looking for deals as a new investor, a lot of houses that at least superficially meet my criteria are being offered at public auction. I have not done a deal yet, and am somewhat intimidated to try and get my first deal that way. Curious to other people's thoughts on a first time investor finding their first deal at auction? Thanks in advance!

Sorry for the delayed response. Thanks for the replies guys. Looking forward to learning all I can. 

Hi Bigger Pockets Community,

My name is Matt Watkins. I live in Suwanee, GA (suburb about 25 miles NE of Atlanta). My day job is a commercial insurance broker (P&C) for a large multi-national brokerage. My initial goals in real estate are simple: 1) learn as much as I possibly can 2) find and fund my first deal. After that, my goals are to scale the proceeds from my first deal into a snowball effect, and create a real estate portfolio to build wealth for my family. I would love to achieve financial independence (who wouldn't?) one day, but for now am just focused on creating as large a nest egg as possible.

I found Bigger Pockets through the podcast (I think looking for investment related podcasts), and that led me to the site. Open to networking with people I can learn from and work with, both here on the site, and in person. I'm open to any suggestions on educational sources, and where to network with like minded people to help me get started.

Thanks in advance for any help/advice!

-Matt