Newbie from Dallas, TX

[Derrich Phillips]

Greetings,

My name is Derrich Phillips. I'm originally from Indiana. I've been living in Dallas since 2008. I'm an army veteran. My wife and I are new to real estate investing. Ultimately, we would like to become full-time real estate investors. My background is in IT security, and my wife's background is in marketing. I'm working on obtaining my real estate sales person license. We plan to jump into real estate investing by purchasing a multi-unit property within the next 3-4 months. Since I'll be using the VA loan, we plan to live in one of the units. I watched several BiggerPockets videos on youtube and decided to join. I look forward networking with investors and taking advantage of all of the educational resources that BiggerPockets has to offer.

[James Palin]

Hi @Derrich Phillips

Welcome to BP. You will find a wealth of information here.

Also be sure to check out the following local REIA groups.

http://ntarei.com/

This group has a general meeting once a month and hosts a lots of workshops for a small fee. The workshops cover various subjects from financing, wholesaling,, estimating repairs etc.
http://dallasreig.com/

This group meets once a week on Saturday during the lunch hour. The host Joe Boston is an industry veteran and all aground great guy.