Greetings from Little Rock, AR

[Michael James Brooks]

Hello members of Bigger Pockets!

I've been listening to the podcasts, love the content, and I want to get into real estate investing. I'm looking to connect with people in the Little Rock, Arkansas area. I'm mainly interesting in buy and hold investing strategies and am looking to retire by 40. I'm beginning to understand everything that is involved in Real Estate Investing and am excited to begin this journey to financial freedom.

As some background I am a 23 year old auditor and travel a ton! I'm financially sound and have money to begin investing but I've had 3 offers go sour because I can't get bank financing. My work history isn't the best because I went to Uni in England and then moved to Australia for a year. I have good credit but I don't have enough "work history" to qualify anywhere. 

With that being said my goal is to finalize my first deal by mid summer. My long term goal is to own 50-100 units by the time I'm 40 years old so I can retire and do what I love most, travel.

If you know anyone in my area, or are in my area yourself, please connect with me! I'd love to get to know other investors and hear their stories. I've already heard at least 50 stories from the podcasts, but that's different!

Thanks for reading!!

Michael