New Member from Illinois

[Lysa T.]

My name is Lysa (Pronounced just like 'Lisa') Taylor and I'm a 22 year old recent college grad from Illinois. Currently, I am an insurance producer full time in Orland Hills, IL. My interest in real estate began a couple of months ago when I came across YouTube videos by Peter Harris explaining how to invest in rental properties. I never thought about owning an apartment complex or renting out single family homes. When I looked online for more information on the process, I discovered that there was so much more I could do with real estate. It was almost like information overload. 

I took a step back to really ask myself what I wanted to specifically learn about. That's when I came across flipping houses. The more information I learned about it, the more excited I became. I started listening to podcasts that BP uploaded to YouTube about house flipping and I really enjoyed the one that featured J Scott. 

I now have both short and long term goals that I want to achieve. My short term goals are to use Winter 2015 to learn as much as I can about house flipping as well as the risks involved, create a detailed plan to execute my first house flip, and then flip my first house in the Spring. 

I intend to do a 'flip, flip, invest/hold, repeat' method. I can't wait to use this site more and listen to more podcasts (those podcasts have top notch banter! I like listening to it on my way to work). 

-Lysa Taylor

[Ramon Jenkins]

Welcome to biggerpockets

I would agree that Peter Harris is a good resource for commercial real estate

Quick tip -> start out with invest/hold

Regardless, good luck with your real estate investing

Off topic : Cashflow diary via youtube ( excellent resource )