Hey BiggerPockets! New Chicago Investor Introduction

[Jon Rusnak]

Hello BiggerPockets,

I’m new to the BiggerPockets community and figured the best way to get involved was to jump right in with an introduction.  My name is Jon Rusnak, and I decided to join the BiggerPockets community to network with other professionals and learn as much as possible through all the resources made available through BiggerPockets.

Currently I am a tax manager at PwC working in the asset management group with a focus on real estate.  My wife, Molly, is a physical therapist and we live in Chicago, IL We aspire to invest in real estate through a buy and hold strategy concurrent with becoming a landlord.

A friend of ours introduced us to the BiggerPockets community and I immediately created a profile.  After watching numerous podcasts and attending a number of webinars I decided to become a Pro member.  Although I was somewhat hesitant to do so at first I felt that it was the best way to show my appreciation for the site and for all of you.  I look forward to beginning this journey and am excited for what lies ahead.

Thanks for reading.

Jon and Molly

[Larmon Cummings Jr]

@Jon Rusnak

Hello, and welcome to BP. Just wanted to recommend some great meet ups-dont know if they were mentioned previously (just kinda jumped in the thread lol), but @Brie Schmidt and @George Foster hosts a great one on the north side of the city. There is usually a great turnout and you can meet some great people. There is also a newer one for the South Side investors hosted by @Jeff Valentino and I have met some great people there as well. That one is closer to me since I have moved to Indiana, but both I would recommend you attend. Reach out to either of them and I'm sure they would pass along the information to you. Hope to see you around soon. Good luck