- I know a Insurance Broker in my area but wanted to reach out to the community first to get some peoples opinions and knowledge to have an idea of what I want before talking to him

I am new to the real estate investing side of things and have been dong my due diligence watching youtube videos, listening to podcasts, going to local meetups and now joining the bigger pockets community.

I am a new investor in the Bay Area and i am really excited to become a part of the community!

Dear BP community,After 2 months of daily research and countless of trips back and forth between south bay and Merced.

Hello BiggerPockets community, I am new to the REI family and would like some advice on how I should get started.

Any recommendations BP community?

Three is a great community of investors in Baltimore.

Hi BP Community, I don't post often in the forums but do actively read through them.

@Matt EngleThank you for response, my goal is to reach financial freedom In the shortest time possible by using real estate as an investment vehicle, having the ability to be flexible and live the life I want and be around my family as much as possible, support my parents/famil y and build a community in my native country of Zimbabwe.

It has been a pleasure joining the BP community!