New in Hot Springs, AR

[Stephen Schaefer]

Hi, my name is Eric Schaefer. I live in Hot Springs, Arkansas, moved here 2 years ago from WA. I'm a home owner and landlord.

I came here to educate myself further, get some advice, or a point in the right direction. I've thought about flipping houses since I was a teenager (long before it was cool on tv shows :) ) and I'm ready to take my first big step.

I'm also interested in rentals, both short term and long term, as there's a lot of use for nightly or weekly rentals in my area. But I intend to get a few houses under my belt first, to save up and set aside for rentals I can sit on, without tying up funds for continuous flips.

I don't have any professional experience in the field. I am a jack of trades (personally and professionally), so my bonus I guess is that I won't have to hire for the work. 

What originally brought me here was to find local investors, it appears to be harder than I thought. I don't want a company or individual on the other side of the country. So hopefully once I learn my way around the website, where to post, who to ask, and do a lot of reading- I can start building relationships.

Thats it I guess, hi.