Newbie from Rhodie (AKA Rhode Island)

Hello BP community! My name is Kevin and I have just moved to Rhode Island by way of Sacramento, CA. I am an active duty Air Force member which prompted the move. I am a complete newbie to real estate. The extent of my real estate knowledge is that I have lived in a house before. Of course, I am actively changing that fact by listening to the BP podcast (shout out to Josh and Brandon), and reading as much material as I can get my hands on.

My goal for real estate investing is to become financially independent by the time I retire from the Air Force so that I don't have to work for anyone else. My family and I enjoy traveling and I see real estate investing as a way for us to be able to do more of that. I plan on focusing on buy-and-hold single and multi-families.

I am in a unique situation since I reside in a location that I don't plan on living for longer than the next few years. That being said, I plan to buy a house that I would occupy which I can then rent out when I leave. I am not opposed to house hacking but would have to work on the wife a little bit. Anyway, I look forward to learning more and interacting with this awesome community that has been built here at BP. If there are any folks from Rhode Island on here please say hi.

Cheers.