Hey all! Super excited to be here. The more I dive into the forums and information of BP, the more addicted I become to this ever growing vision of what my family could enjoy 5-10 years down the line.

My name is Jason Howell and I currently live in Petaluma, California with my wife. We own a home in Petaluma, partially cause Petaluma is awesome. But also cause the bay area is freaking expensive, and we could actually afford to buy here (but hey, it's Sonoma county so WINE EVERYWHERE)… which we did two years ago, and it almost immediately appreciated significantly. So hey, through dumb luck, we did something right.

No real background in real estate (yet) other than owning our home. I work in the tech podcast industry and my wife in fitness. But what we really want more than anything right now is to invest in real estate in a way that allows us to ensure that we have some sort of solid retirement to enjoy when the time is right. We are both in our early 40’s and realizing that 401k simply won’t be cutting it. So we have to take things more into our own hands.

BP podcast and Investing in Real Estate podcasts have lit a nice fire under our butts. Also reading a ton of the usual books to get nice and educated. We’ve begun meeting regularly with some other bay area friends who are also embarking on this journey so at least we have some other minds to tap when needed. But as you would agree, the more the merrier. Especially at this critical starting point stage we are in. We're intrigued but also a bit gun shy cause sometimes you don't know what you don't know, ya know?

Turn key sounds nice to me. To be honest, I’d love to do the work to figure out creative ways to fund the purchase of properties and then let someone else manage them. We both work full time jobs and have two young children (3 and 7 yo girls) so the last thing I need is something that demands all of my off-work hours. A little, sure. But not all of it. But you know, it’s a lot of money. So we want to be sure we’re doing it right.

And eventually, who knows. I could seriously consider transitioning my life towards something more entrepreneurial like this down the line but only when I feel super confident in my ability to parse it, live the language, and strike a balance with my wife as a team in the process. We’re both driven by the idea of creating legacy wealth and passive income to make our lives better in the long run. That is what its all about for us.

Nice to meet you all! I realize this was a wall of text, but hopefully not too much to manage. Looking forward to learning and sharing with you all in the coming months/years.