In the beginning... my childhood friend introduced me to Biggerpockets and the fire was lit inside me.

This thinking comes from my childhood listening to elderly people speak of millionaires.

If they did not, people would never know who the heck Oprah Winfrey is.... she has an amazing story about overcoming adversity and horrible conditions during her childhood years.

Congratulations on the upcoming marriage I wish nothing but the best for you and your bride to be. 

NYC back then had neighborhoods that you really could not walk down if you were not the right color.Today, NYC had changes a LOT, mostly because of Gentrification, but that's another story.Either case, my childhood experiences told me that by the time I was ready to Invest after graduating College and working for a year, coincidentally as a Programmer like the main character, I knew I needed a White Male Partner to buy our first Investment Property.That was back in 1997.I can't prove that Partnering with White Males really helped, but I certainly felt that to ensure success, I really needed to start out that way.In the past 5 years, Asians Males seem to have moved up the ladder, close to the top along with White Males.

For the first few months my wife and I will live in Newton, ma in my childhood home with my mother cause we don’t know ultimately where we want to live.

Personal BackgroundMost of my childhood was spent growing up inside a tenant house on a large farm south of Columbus Ohio.

DC Metro area is my childhood bubble...and unfortunately I am back here now because my income is very high for the amount of work I do.

I live with my girlfriend and two of my really good friends from childhood so that makes it simple.

I've been conservative with decision making since childhood; it's a blessing and a curse I suppose.