Newbie Real Estate Investor from Chicago

Real Estate Broker · Chicago NW Suburbs · Member since 2015 · 9 posts · 5 votes

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited to join the BP community. I stumbled upon the BP site about 2 months ago in search of learning more about buy and hold real estate and have been addicted to the site ever since! I absolutely LOVE the podcasts and webinars!

I became an "accidental" landlord in 2008 (when the economy crashed) with a residential condo in suburban Chicago (which we renovated in its entirety) and am ready to expand my holdings. I've worked in the commercial real estate lendng field for over 8 years, and have underwritten hundreds of multi-family properties and portfolio loans. I am super eager to learn from all of you and am looking forward to networking with other real estate investors in the community!

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Marlon Wilson
Houston, TX · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 114 votes
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Hi!
@Gia Tomaszewski!
Welcome to Biggerpockets!Wishing you all the success!
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Michael S.Pro Member
Biggerpockets Support · Las Pinas, Metro Manila · Member since 2015 · 7k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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@Gia Tomaszewski
Welcome to Biggerpockets. Great to have you here.
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Derek Walvoord
Rehabber · Chicago, IL · Member since 2015 · 73 posts · 20 votes
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Welcome, let us know how we can help.
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Dmitriy Fomichenko
Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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Welcome to BP community @Gia Tomaszewski It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. Here are a few recommendations for you:
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Wishing you the best!
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Chris Mills
Investor · Washington, DC · Member since 2014 · 49 posts · 21 votes
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Welcome! Sounds like you have a great foundation already from your work experience. Good luck!
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Xavier Y.
Investor · Chicago, IL · Member since 2014 · 67 posts · 13 votes
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@Gia Tomaszewski
Welcome Gia!
I'm glad you "stumbled" upon this site. I'm not surprised you are hooked, it has a wealth of knowledge and information for every type of investor. The podcast is great! There are even some episodes featuring local Chicago investors.
My brother is also in commercial real estate lending for a local commercial investment bank. Maybe you know him :)
Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions. I focus on fix and flips, but have a couple properties that I rent out.
Again, welcome and congats on jumping in!
Xavier

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Alfonso Velazquez
Rental Property Investor · Staten Island, NY · Member since 2015 · 86 posts · 11 votes
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welcome gia to bp. I am sure you will definitely the knowledge you seek from the members on this forum. I'm new to the game and thanks to this site I've met some really good people, Taken some investors out to dinner and became friends with them. so like i said welcome and enjoy.
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Mark Nolan
Professional · Carlsbad, CA · Member since 2012 · 12k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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@Gia Tomaszewski
BP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs. Welcome to the Bigger Pockets community-be sure to check out all the awesome BP blogs under “Learn.”
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Wendell De Guzman
Investor · Chicago, IL · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Listen to all the podcasts, specially mine :-)
http://Biggerpockets.com/show65
Every week I share what happens in my real estate business. Here:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/183...
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Josh Mitchell
Real Estate Agent · Naperville, IL · Member since 2013 · 402 posts · 177 votes
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@Gia Tomaszewski
Welcome to the BP community Gia!
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