Hello BiggerPockets Community

[Leon Nicholson]

My name is Leon Nicholson and a new member of the community. I have very little experience in real estate. Began looking into real estate investing in 2004. Made a couple bad deals but i learned through them. Got out of the business but have always had a passion for it. I remember getting my first rental payment from my tenant. The feeling was awesome! So i'm back. At the moment i am a wholesaler. This time i have a coach and he recommended i join this community of like minded people. My short term goal in real estate is to wholesale properties to investors in the Philadelphia, PA. area. Also, buy and hold properties. Long term goal is to have real estate replace my job. Thank you very much and i am very happy to be a part of the BetterPockets community.

[Darren Sager]

Welcome to BP @Leon Nicholson ! Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. I think a great way to begin using BP is to read the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing as Josh and Brandon did a great job with it. And now that you're here we'd love to see you be an active member of the BP community so be sure to set up Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "North Wales" or "King of Prussia" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing, education in a subject, or other members in your area. Use the Find Members area to network with other members who are local to you or are in an area you're wanting to invest in. Podcasts come out weekly and are great way to learn on the move. I find there's always a gold nuggets of information in each one and I go back to listen to a number of them multiple times.

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Again welcome to Bigger Pockets!