Newbie Investor from Orlando and St Pete FL

[Dustin Baldwin]

Hi everyone! 

My name is Dustin. I am a University of Florida Graduate in Finance and Real Estate, a Marine Corps Combat Veteran (still in the reserves), prior Financial Advisor, and a current MBA student and a business partner in a Private Prisoner Transport Company. Pretty diverse, i know!  

I first got involved in Real Estate Investments accidentally about 2 years ago after I bought my first home in St. Petersburg, FL to live in. I was forced to move shortly after for a job opportunity and I didn't have much of a choice but to rent out my property at the time. It's created a small start to some passive income. About $700/mo in cash flow/additional income. 

Since then, I have a friend who recommended the BiggerPockets podcast and i've been hooked for about a month now. Not to mention I can't put down Brandon Turner's new book on Rental Property Investing. With that said, i'm about a week away from sitting for the Real Estate License Exam in FL, and I am very interested in starting to purchase some rental properties and creating some passive income with some 3-5 year buy and hold properties. 

I have so many questions and so much to learn. I am very excited about the opportunity to connect with all the experienced investors, real estate agents, contracts, etc. on this forum and learn from some of the best! 

Looking forward to networking with all of you! 

Semper Fidelis, 

Dustin Baldwin 

[Adam Bartomeo]

Thank you for you service! I am also a vet.

Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or want advice. I help a lot of veterans with questions.