New guy from Kansas City metro area

[David A Flores]

Hi BP, my name is David and I am just starting out and excited to learn about RE investing.  I stumbled on this site through a Youtube video I watched a few days ago and wow, what a great site!  A bit about me, I am husband, father of two girls, and a retired Marine.  My family and I moved to a suburb in SW Kansas City about two years ago after a 21 year career in the military.  I am enjoying the site and all the information that is available.  My goals is to follow the process of learning about investing in real estate and at some point in the near future take action on what I've learned.  While in the Marines, I learned that training is a must before taking action.  So I am looking to "train myself" by learning from all of you.  

Nice to meet you and very glad to be here!

-DAF

[Justin Windham]

@David A Flores

Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

You'll find plenty of friendly, knowledgeable people willing to respond to your posts. A lot of forum members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold investing, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

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