Finally in it!

[William Strickland]

Hi BP community,

Long story short, I have had the vision in my mind for a long time that I would get into real estate and that has grown to be a fairly lofty goal with how big it has gotten. It took getting laid off from my W2 last year to finally give me the kick in the butt to get started. My plan to get started was to get into the industry on the side until I can switch to a full time focus and involvement in companies within the REI realm. With circumstances coming up that required me to move back up to Michigan from Arizona I am now pursuing to be licensed in both states (already licensed in AZ). I chose to become an agent to get exposure to the market, gain access to the tools, and honestly I love looking at houses and want to be able to serve others by ensuring they are taken care of when looking to make one of the largest commitments of their lives. Whether it is correct or not, I see being an agent as a way to get a greater return on my time than that of pursuing the top of a W2 role in the corporate world.

With all that, I finally have purchased my first investment property and I am doing a lot of the work myself to save as much of my capital as possible in hopes of getting into the next property. I don't have any questions or requests other than I would love to connect with anyone in the Oakland County, Michigan area or Maricopa County area in Arizona. I love AZ and the playground of a state it is and plan on having some base there in a couple years. I hope to meet more of you on here and best of luck to all the other newbs out there.

Will