Newbie from Northwest Indiana

[Andrew Fowler]

Hello everyone! I started following BP a couple of days ago and am definitely interested in investing via RE in the future. I'm 22 and currently finishing up my last year of college (chemical engineering) and will be starting work down south in the Dallas-Texarkana area this summer. I'm fairly familiar with investing via stocks, I do a lot of dividend growth stocks, but this is my first exposure to RE! Although I'm probably roughly ~2-3 years away from buying my first property I plan on starting out with a duplex, while living in one of the units. I plan on doing the FHA 3.5% down loan and potentially refinancing later on. I may manage some properties remotely in the Northwest Indiana area with family equity partners once I become more experienced in RE. One of my long-term goals includes renting several small apartment complexes in order to create a solid passive income stream (nothing crazy!). I hope to meet as many of you as I can and start to contribute some of my experiences on the forums once my RE endeavors materialize!

[Adrien C.]

hello- welcome to BP. Where are you going to college. If you're local, there's a great investor Meetup over in highland that you should check out. I learned a lot from the local investor Meetup when I first got started.