I have been reading and listening to podcasts for a few weeks now and thought I would introduce myself.About me: I am a husband, father of 2 (2.5 year-old boy, 5 month old girl), and travel nationally working for a fortune 500 medical device company as a consultant in the areas of leadership, process improvement, and change management.

When all was said and done, the only people around to help me were my father (I'm a preacher's kid and I lived the story of the prodigal son) and my girlfriend (now my wife). 

We had people bring over pallets of food and offer monetary assistance.It made me feel really good that people were honoring my father.

My name is Chris Henesy, and I'm a 38 year old Atlanta native, Georgia Tech grad, husband and father of two living in east Cobb County.  

i've lived in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and I am thankful for the United States of America, her armed forces, for liberties and privileges and rights unique to the entire world I am thankful for my mother who is in heaven who  is always with me I am thankful for my father who busted his *** to send five kids to private schools and undergraduate colleges, and for his orthopedic practice then helped tens of thousands of peopleI am thankful for my first mentor Glenn Craven, I did hundreds of deals with him and  received little financial gain but immense intellectual, financial, tax, regulation gain, I would not of started my first business without himAnd to this BP board I'm grateful for all the wonderful posters they give unselfishly their time, caring greatly to help new people and experienced alike find success in real estate investing I am thankful for my wife and my two children and I'm also immensely thankful for the ability to coach Lacrosse from ages 5 to 15, a privilege I would gladly pay to performThanks Bill for starting this thread.Happy Thanksgiving to all BP family@Bill Gulley

I met my wife through my father's business parter.

I'm 37 married, father of two, and have worked full time since 16.

My father has been in real estate for about 35 years and I have learned a little bit from him.  

So he basically selling the house for his father who had suffered from tenants giving him hard time.

But then........ my father (who is an experienced investor in Southern Utah) told me to be sure and see if California's laws are landlord or tenant friendly before I dive into the deep end.