Newbie in Lake County Illinois

[Dren Aguado]

Hello BP Forums :)

My name is Dren and I just wanted to introduce myself to the BP forums because I hope to spend a lot of time here. I'm currently reading as many real estate and financing books as I can, which is super weird to me because I've never really been a bookworm. While my learning is still in-process and I'm beginning to love seeing and hearing about this way of life people have been achieving through real-estate investing.

I'm currently looking at real estate assistant jobs in the Lake County area because I think that'll help me get a bigger foot, maybe even a leg, in the door of real estate. Also, just wondering if you guys think that's a good option or if there are some other routes I should take other than reading books and listening to podcasts.

I hope to post and read more on this forum ^-^ 

[Jonathan Klemm]

Hey @Dren Aguado - Great to meet you and welcome to the BP forums.  I am down in Chicago but know a couple of other investors in the lake county area.  I think it's a great idea to work as a real estate assistant to get started.  Any awesome competitive advantages or skills you have that might help you in the industry?

I'd check out the Straight Up Chicago Investor site and podcast if you are looking to network with the whos who in Chicago real estate.

Happy to connect to see how we can help.