Aloha from Honolulu

[Curtis Steineke]

Hello everyone,

My name is Curt Steineke, and am new to the real estate investing world.  I am currently stationed on Oahu for the next 3 years.  I am planning on retiring from the military in the next 5 or so years and returning back to South Dakota, I would like to have some rental properties set up before then to help with the transition.  I have a 1031 exchange to do on some property currently owned (in the process of selling) to help cover the cost of getting my first few properties purchased and running.  Looking forward to reading the forums and learning about real estate investment, some buy, sell and hold, some flip, anything to make me smarter on real estate investing. 

[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

Hello Curtis,

Welcome to BP!

Those are some really reasonable goals. In order to start with BP, you can visit  Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and  Flipping Houses: The Ultimate Step by Step Guide. Once you are comfortable with these subjects, you can explore other investing topics and Podcast section. 

You can always use Forum to clear your doubts and ask for suggestions. 

Good luck!