Newbie from Houston, TX

[Dan Redd]

Hello BP Fam, My name is Dan Redd and I am a new investor from Houston, TX. My primary interest is in wholesaling as I believe this area is the best for me to enter REI. My research taught me that you must have a "why" as to why you want to enter real estate investing and a strategy to back that. My "why" is to pay off student loan debt, achieve financial freedom, and get from behind this cubicle I currently work in. Of course, my list of "why's" is much longer than those three but I thought that might be a bit much for an intro. I have no illusions of grandeur and I am fully prepared and ready to work hard and put in the necessary hours to achieve the financial freedom I desire. I hope to leave my day job within a year (I a willing to listen to any advice if this goal seems a bit unrealistic for newbies). Strategy - wholesale until I achieve a years worth of expenses, leave job, then branch into fix-and-flip, and buy-and-hold. Although, buy-and-hold is beginning to make sense for today as I am only 30 and could have quite the portfolio by the time I'm 40. I hope to retire when I'm 45 (again, I'm willing to listen to any advice if that goal seems a bit of a stretch). Goals - I actually need some guidance on how to set realistic goals as I am unsure of what makes sense for a real estate investor. I look forward to speaking and working with you all be it in actual deals or here on BP. I'm grateful for a resource such as this one and have already corresponded with many. Thanks again. Dan Redd

[Gilian Gegawin]

@Dan Redd  Hello, Dan. Welcome to BP. It seems like a simple thing, but reaching out in BiggerPockets about getting started as a real estate investor is a great first step. Congratulations and I wish you a ton of success.