Hello BP members. I wanted to quickly introduce myself as a new BP member in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area. I'm a real estate newbie, beyond owning my primary residence and the few RE courses I took via my MBA program. My goal is to acquire cash flowing properties as a way to supplement my primary career in corporate finance (FP&A). As far a timing, I'd like to acquire my first door by the end of 2018. Right now I'm in capital and knowledge accumulation mode, which is how I stumbled upon the great BP community. Look forward to connecting.

Hello @Josh Henningson , welcome to the site! Here are some good places to start:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet - find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.
http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.
And, of course the
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!
See you around!

Hey Josh:  Welcome to BP.  You're definitely in a great place to learn a ton and network.

@Josh Henningson welcome to the site.  Your finance background will help quite a bit in analyzing prospective investment properties. 

You don't happen to be related to a L. David Henningson do you?

@Dave Visaya - Thanks for the links. I took your advice and set up some keyword alerts already.

@Troy Luster - Appreciate the welcome. You're right, I'm already learning a lot via the podcast and forums.

@John Woodrich - I'm not related to David. I agree on the finance background. I've been building models for years, so its about time I put them to actual personal use.

Thanks all for the warm welcome.

@Josh Henningson

Welcome to the BP family! Glad you joined the best real estate investing website!

Wishing you the best!