My name is Gary Mastropolo, I have 15 years until I retire and I am looking to replace my current income with BUY&HOLD properties.I love to learn. I have built spec homes in the past as well as my own homes. Im interested in BRRRR and Flips to get there. Im hoping to network with like minded people and make these intentions reality.

@Gary Mastropolo

Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

This is a great place to learn and network. A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members. I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search

Alerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides