Newbie from New Jersey

[Randy Hamilton]

My name is Randy Hamilton. I'm 46 yrs old, married with 3 daughters. I am a roofer by trade. I have a full time job in Philadelphia along with my own small company. If anyone wants to know anything else about me, please don't hesitate to ask. I will work on the profile pic.

My only experience purchasing real estate is the purchase of our home 17 yrs ago. I've also been a tenant a couple times.

I have spent the past few months searching different real estate related topics on the internet, which led me to BP, and trying to learn a little about the market I'm interested in(Philadelphia). I have a plan which I believe is actionable. That plan is....

 I would like to use small multi family properties to build a sustainable portfolio, not only for my family now, but, that I can turn over to my girls some day.

Now that I look at it, maybe that's more an idea than a plan... No, that's the plan, that much I know.

The other things I know are,

I don't know much.

It won't be easy.

I won't be a millionaire in 18 months(man this 1 would be nice though)

I'm looking forward to both the journey and the challenge!

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read and hopefully reply to this post. I look forward to becoming an active and valuable(hopefully) member of the community.

[Odie Ayaga]

Welcoe to BP @Randy Hamilton! I would highly recommend checking out www.biggerpockets.com/biz to get an idea of all that BP has to offer. Additionally, do not underestimate the power of the search box at the top right of your screen. Many new members tend to ask questions that have been asked numerous times over and reap a fleck of the information that they could if they searched for their topic of interest first.

There's a great REIA in the area (SJREIA) that you should give a try as well as seeing if you can get in contact with @Joseph Scorese who is a great resource as far as Philly investing is concerned. Good luck!