Hello, 
My name is Chris. I'm from NW Iowa and just get to serious about real estate investing. I've been looking into rehabing and then depending on the property holding it or flipping it.  I'm a Carpenter by trade, so that may be the reason for wanting to rehab properties.  

Welcome to the site @Chris Pierce

@Chris Pierce Welcome to the site! This is an awesome place to gain a ton of knowledge and connect with some amazing people. Best of luck to you if I can help at all please let me know. 

Welcome Chris!! Fellow Iowan here!

Welcome! I'm a newbie as well and have family in Sioux City so I'm pretty familiar with the area. 

Originally posted by @Chris Pierce :

Hello, 
My name is Chris. I'm from NW Iowa and just get to serious about real estate investing. I've been looking into rehabing and then depending on the property holding it or flipping it.  I'm a Carpenter by trade, so that may be the reason for wanting to rehab properties.  

 Hello and welcome! Best of luck to you out there!

@Chris Pierce

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Wishing you the best!

@Chris Pierce

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Welcome to BP @Chris Pierce ! I invest over in Cedar Rapids. Be sure to check out the podcasts. Good luck!

Welcome to the Bigger Pockets community Chris! Best of luck to you.

@Chris Pierce

Hi Chris, welcome. Great to see another person in NW Iowa active on the site. I'm a relative newbie to RE investing too, and have learned a ton from this site and the forums. Definitely check out the podcast too.

Will send you a colleague request.