I have been reading BiggerPockets for several years now but recently decided to jump in feet first.I am not a complete novice to Real Estate investing but I have a very long way to go in order to fulfill my dreams of giving my family the long term income and security they deserve.I firmly believe that Real Estate along with a balanced portfolio of retirement accounts is the only way to go.Real Estate has always been a passion of mine, to learn my craft and acquire as many income producing properties as possible.As of recent and what really got me into high gear is that my first baby (girl) was born 8 months ago and I want to provide for her future unlike mine.Now I have this new hunger, direction and priority in life and have decided to commit myself 100%I know this is going to be a long process and am very ambitious and having a newborn is a powerful motivator to learn and create wealth for my wife and baby.A little background on me…I am married and have a 8 month old baby girl.

I have a beautiful home, in a wonderful neighborhood that I need to sell quickly. 

Thanks for reading, have a beautiful day.

Also, what sites do you use for background checks?  

I enjoyed them so much, I would have been OK with an even longer drive.For a little background, I bought my first investment property 12 years ago using Subject-To.

I don't have experience as a landlord, but I have one as a housemate and one as a friend to someone with Section 8 assistance:In the last apt. that I rented briefly before we moved into our "forever home" the downstairs neighbor was a beautiful young woman with a tragic psychotic disorder.  

They are newer and beautiful and rent out quickly. 

He has a clean background (no criminal activity) and no evictions came up on the credit/background search. 

I'm about to kick up my networking and want to broker loans while I'm out and about (my background is in lending). 

They are lovely, prepaying people who share beautiful stories of their stays in the guest book.