Newbie from Burbank, CA

[Brian G.]

What's up BP Nation?

My name is Brian. I'm a happily married man of almost 20 years with 6 (Six!) kids. I have been in pastoral ministry for 10 years now. I love what I do - it's truly my calling in life. I am a Christian. I grew up in a broken home and ultimately turned to drug addiction to self medicate. I put my faith in Jesus at 22 years of age and my life truly changed.

I live in Burbank, home of NBC, Disney, WB, etc. In the words of Johnny Carson "beautiful downtown Burbank." The challenge we face as a family is the cost of living due to family size and So-Cal real estate prices!

We do own (1) 2 unit rental property in northern California that cash flows well. We would love to purchase a home some day in Burbank but the median house price is a hefty $500K. Need I say more?

I've been reading many posts on BP and now I'm ready to engage.

My primary motivation for real estate investment is for retirement income.

My primary goal is to buy & hold long term cash flowing rental properties.

Right now I feel pretty confident because I dominated a family game of Monopoly today! I brokered my first 3-player deal!

I hope to be an encouragement to some of the BP nation.

All the best,

Brian