Newbie Intro: Eric and Wendy Anderson from Visalia California

Newbie Intro: Eric and Wendy Anderson from Visalia California

Visalia, CA · Member since 2015 · 97 posts · 44 votes

We are just getting started in real estate. We live in Visalia California. Eric retired from the Air Force in 2010 and now provides private music lessons and plays drums with local bands. Wendy’s been working in debt collections for the last 13 years… but she is not the one who makes the phone calls.

Our big goal is to break our dependence on corporate America.  Candidly, we want our time to be ours instead of the company’s. 

We will build a portfolio of buy-and-hold properties that will both cash flow well enough to get us out of the rat race, and appreciate over time.

We will start our journey by house hacking a four-plex in Visalia that will enable us to put more of Eric’s retirement income towards real estate activities.

We stumbled upon BP while learning about passive income. We signed up a couple of years ago, but have recently committed ourselves to learning from BP as we craft our plan for reaching our short-term and long-term goals.

We are looking forward to this new and different journey, and sharing our experiences with like minded peeps in the BP community!

Sincerely,

Eric and Wendy

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West Hollywood, CA · Member since 2016 · 235 posts · 72 votes
9y

@Eric Anderson You're welcome! Remember, regardless of the market, there will always be opportunities to set yourselves up for long term wealth and financial independence in real estate. Go get it and best wishes!

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  • Dave VisayaPro Member
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    Audio Engineer and Investor · Cebu City, Cebu · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 881 votes
    9y

    Hello @Eric Anderson, welcome to the site! It's great to have you here. Feel free to ask any questions in the forums. Seeya around!

    BiggerPockets
  • Visalia, CA · Member since 2015 · 97 posts · 44 votes
    9y

    Thank you very much, @Dave Visaya.  

    How is the world engineering world treating you these days?

  • West Hollywood, CA · Member since 2016 · 235 posts · 72 votes
    9y

    Welcome to Bigger Pockets @Eric Anderson (and Wendy)!

    BP is loaded with all the information you will need to succeed in whatever niche of real estate investing you wish to pursue and the community is filled with knowledgeable investors and professionals to learn from and connect with.

    BP is what you make it. The more you put in, the more you will get out of it!

    Listen to the podcast for extra inspiration and investing advice and post in the forum for any questions you have. Members here are really eager to help. We're all working to succeed together.

    Also, check the "networking events" tab under "Community" and go out there and meet people. That's the way to build powerful relationships.

    Like you, I am living in CA (Los Angeles), but I focus on investing out of state for the 3x cash flow and reasonable cost of real estate. Florida is my state of choice.

    If you have any questions about out of state investing and in the Florida market, connect with me and good luck on your journey!

    - Brad

    CashflowFlorida.com

    P.S. - Two of the best books you can read (and re-read) are Rich Dad, Poor Dad and The 4-Hour Workweek. Both have been mentioned numerous times by guests on the Bigger Pockets podcast and I have detailed notes to both books. If you would like a copy, just let me know and I'll send them over. (but it's still highly worth buying the books.)

  • Jo-Ann LapinPro Member
    Loan Officer · Tustin, CA · Member since 2015 · 3k+ posts · 713 votes
    9y

    Welcome to BP. Happy to assist and network

  • Visalia, CA · Member since 2015 · 97 posts · 44 votes
    9y

    @Bradley De comarmond

    Thank you for the inspiring words and offer.  I am sure we will look to other states once we're getting our house hack OOOONNNN!  That needs to happen first.

    @Jo-Ann Lapin

    Do you deal with VA loans? I am holding on to that privilege to make sure we get a four plex that fits into the grand design. Thank you very much for the offer

  • West Hollywood, CA · Member since 2016 · 235 posts · 72 votes
    9y

    @Eric Anderson You're welcome! Remember, regardless of the market, there will always be opportunities to set yourselves up for long term wealth and financial independence in real estate. Go get it and best wishes!

  • Dave VisayaPro Member
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    Audio Engineer and Investor · Cebu City, Cebu · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 881 votes
    9y

    Hey @Eric Anderson doing pretty good. Love my job and also able to listen to shows because I have to. haha

    BiggerPockets
  • Visalia, CA · Member since 2015 · 97 posts · 44 votes
    9y

    @Dave Visaya

    What is the bulk of the work you do as an audio engineer?

    I keep busy teaching and playing drums but, as of today, do not spend a lot of time recording in the studio.

    Take care my friend

  • Dave VisayaPro Member
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    Audio Engineer and Investor · Cebu City, Cebu · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 881 votes
    9y

    Hey @Eric Anderson I focus on podcast editing

    BiggerPockets
  • Member since 2018 · 9 posts · 0 votes
    7y

    Hello,

    I am from Orange county, CA. Recently bought Triplex in Visalia. Visalia and Goshen are good areas for Cashflow but there are crime and drug problem, Look for B- and C+ neighborhoods. 

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