Hi everyone,

My name is Hunter and I've previously lived a large part of my life in Germany and China, having returned to the US permanently for three years now. I currently work as a sales executive for a large printing company, and I'm based out of New York. 

Two things at the same time led to me registering for these forums. One, my wife and I were recently looking around for our first place to own, and the financial side of it seemed rather rough for NYC. Then my wife coincidentally bought Rich Dad, Poor Dad and after reading it, my perspective has changed dramatically. I now see the money we've saved for our first residence as a good opportunity to begin our real estate portfolio and take control of our financial lives. 

I'm hoping I can build good foundations with BiggerPockets. I've seen many Google Searches with this name, and just today I also discovered the ultimate beginner investor's guide at my local bookstore, so I had to join and see what it's all about. 

I've now seen courses from BiggerPockets, I attended my first real estate seminar last Friday, made an appointment with a potential real estate coach for month's end, and lately I've now been looking into some beginner online courses from NYU. At this point, does anyone have any resources to learn that I absolutely cannot miss? Any good books, or important seminars? 

Thank everyone for reading and I'm so excited to begin this journey!