Sunnyvale , TX · Member since 2017 · 7 posts · 1 vote
Hello Everyone,
I live in the suburbs of Dallas. I am still very new to BiggerPockets. I have currently been trying to expand my Real Estate knowledge base. I am eager to meet investors in my area and here on BiggerPockets. I am in interested in buying and holding, I am committed to buy a single family rental property in the 1st quarter of 2018. My long term goals are financial freedom and leaving a legacy for my two daughters.
Welcome Gerald! You have great goals and you are in the right place to achieve those goals.
If you haven’t already, listen to as many podcasts and read/listen to as many books as you can to get yourself set up with the basic information you need to proceed on those goals. Some good advice is to pick a niche that you want to operate in and stick there until you master it or know it’s not for you. Sounds like single family residential is where you want to focus and that is just fine.
All of us have so much advice to give, we are just not sure how far along you are, but if you have any questions feel free to reach out and I would love to help. Good luck!!
Welcome to BP. Go to bigger pockets.com/meet to find BP mbers in your area. I am sure there are real estate meetups in Dallas that would give you face to face time with fellow investors. The best advice I can think to give is to start being hands on right away with everything you are learning. Don't get caught in analysis paralysis. If your reading a book or article start using the information it's given you now, don't wait. You will never know it all and there is no minimum amount of information you need to have before you can start analysing deals. You'll learn more by doing than any amount of books you will read.