New Soon To Be Investor in San Jose

New Soon To Be Investor in San Jose

Rental Property Investor · San Jose, CA · Member since 2018 · 12 posts · 2 votes

Hello Everyone at Bigger Pockets,

My name is Andrew Gaynor, and I am new to the real estate investing world, for a while I have been interested in real estate investing but never made any attempts to actually make a meaningful change, I'm excited to say I made the commitment to myself to get started, I have recently made it my mission to own a property by next year! So I've decided to soak up as much information as possible and burn the midnight oil until I can get my foot in the door in Real Estate investing.

A little introduction, I work in the medical field as a radiologic technologist and have served in the United States Army so I know that the VA home loan is a surefire way to get into investing with little to no money down, with that being said I am also in California which makes it more difficult than most other states in regards to finding good deals or fairly priced homes. I also have 2 under 2 which is very hectic but is one of the reasons I yearn for financial freedom to spend more time with my kids and family. Anybody who wants to connect or has any advice I am all ears and listening, I cannot wait to see where this journey takes me and although I know it will be challenging I know I can count on Bigger Pockets to point me in the right direction and lead me to success!

I thank you all for taking the time to read this and any feedback would be much appreciated, I hope to hear from the Bigger Pockets community soon!

Respectfully,

Andrew Gaynor, RT(R)

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Marlon FongPro Member
BiggerPockets Support · Bridge City, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 367 votes
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Hi @Andrew Gaynor! Welcome to the BiggerPockets family! You came to the right place to learn all about real estate investing! Here are some recommendations for you:

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  • Marlon FongPro Member
    BiggerPockets Support · Bridge City, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 367 votes
    7y

    Hi @Andrew Gaynor! Welcome to the BiggerPockets family! You came to the right place to learn all about real estate investing! Here are some recommendations for you:

    Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

    Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

    Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

    Check out BP Podcasts: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast

    BiggerPockets
  • Chad HalePro Member
    Property Manager / Investor · San Jose, CA · Member since 2013 · 780 posts · 301 votes
    7y

    Welcome to BP

    Lots of great people and info here!

  • Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 30k+ posts · 20k+ votes
    7y
    Originally posted by @Andrew Gaynor:

    Hello Everyone at Bigger Pockets,

    My name is Andrew Gaynor, and I am new to the real estate investing world, for a while I have been interested in real estate investing but never made any attempts to actually make a meaningful change, I'm excited to say I made the commitment to myself to get started, I have recently made it my mission to own a property by next year! So I've decided to soak up as much information as possible and burn the midnight oil until I can get my foot in the door in Real Estate investing.

    A little introduction, I work in the medical field as a radiologic technologist and have served in the United States Army so I know that the VA home loan is a surefire way to get into investing with little to no money down, with that being said I am also in California which makes it more difficult than most other states in regards to finding good deals or fairly priced homes. I also have 2 under 2 which is very hectic but is one of the reasons I yearn for financial freedom to spend more time with my kids and family. Anybody who wants to connect or has any advice I am all ears and listening, I cannot wait to see where this journey takes me and although I know it will be challenging I know I can count on Bigger Pockets to point me in the right direction and lead me to success!

    I thank you all for taking the time to read this and any feedback would be much appreciated, I hope to hear from the Bigger Pockets community soon!

    Respectfully,

    Andrew Gaynor, RT(R)

     Welcome to the site Andrew.

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