Walking into the unknown in Virginia Beach, VA

[April Vasquez]

Hello everyone,

My name is April and I'm from Virginia Beach, VA. It's an interesting story as to how I stumbled on to this site. Last Saturday my husband and I attended a free workshop on financial education. We didn't know what to expect, but it certainly got us interested in real estate investing. Did we get hooked on the hype? Shamefully, yes =\ But yesterday I began to do my own research and discovered the ebook from Bigger Pockets. As I read the book, it made my husband and I realize that we didn't need to pay for an expensive training in order to learn the ropes of real estate investing. Luckily, I'm still in my three day cancellation window so I've gone ahead and cancelled my training with them. Now we're delving into this new journey together, learning together, and ultimately succeeding together. Our main goal for going into real estate investing is financial freedom and simply, I want a new career. I'm really looking forward to learning, growing, and meeting people through Bigger Pockets.

[Christian Dunlap]

Welcome to BP and real estate investing in Hampton Roads. You are absolutely right about not needing a $20k course. The BP books are great and I've read most of them, but the biggest help for me is the Podcast. Definitely check those out. I also encourage you to join our local real estate investment association called TRIG. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month. You can find more information at http://trigofva.com.