MY SUPER BEGINNER ATLANTA INVSTMENT TRIP PLAY BY PLAY

[Michael C.]

I'm Starting late but I thought I'd breakdown my actions play by so people can see what I'm doing.  I'm in the middle of a trip to Atlanta to learn the neighborhoods and possibly find a property to purchase.  I'm sure some of you guys will take issue with some of my writings but let's try and keep it civil folks. I'll start retroactively.

7/30/17

  11pm:  I arive to the airport and begin drinking immediately.  Must prepare for the trip of a lifetime appropriately. 

7/31/17

12:45 am:

We have boarded the plane and its obvious my drinking strategy has worked perfectly I'm ready to pass out even though a sneaky standby passenger snagged the center seat I purposely bought around.

12:59am: Wheels Up.....night night

8:03ish am(eastern time):

We touch down at Hartsfield-Jackson

8:45am: I board the MARTA which picks up right next to baggage claim.  Leaving the airport with MARTA was the smoothest  transportation I've had with an airport.  ATL has it figured out.

9:30am: arrive Buckhead station

9:45am: After a short walk I'm at my rental car place. Why did I rent my car in Buckhead and not at ATL?  Because it saved me 80 bucks and I'm not making RE money yet.

10:30am:  Arrive at RE agent's office(from BP).  We talk for a while and I try and clarify what I'm looking for but I realize I need to find that out

11:15am:  Get on computer and start identify target neighborhoods and properties while I have some food.  Also have a short phone chat with my financing lady.

Noon: Head out to do drive-bys(not that kind).  Over the course of 3 hours I saw 4 properties in 3 neighborhoods.  This was my best decision of the day.  Seeing the vibe of the neighborhood and surrounding amenities gave me a much stronger feeling of confidence in the assumptions I was making on properties.

3pm:  Head to cookout to get a $5combo meal. That sh*t is delicious and I dont care what you think.

3:30pm   Head to where I'm staying to get back on computer.  Gave a girl I saw in traffic my number.  She won't call.

4pm:  Back on computer.

5:30pm:  Start watching Indiana Jones temple of doom.  Turns into a marathon.(still reading on computer while watching).

10pm: Head to store and pick up six pack of Lagunitas IPA.  While in the gas station I discovered that they sell BOILED PEANUTS!!! I'd never seen this on any of my previous trips.  Sh*ts weird but I tasted one and it wasn't terrible. Weird thing to do though to me, no offense

10:58pm  Finished writing this and my 3rd beer.  I have 3 to go so I will continue and update this tomorrow.  I have so more leads to check on.  Girl hasn't called btw

[Michael C.]

8/1/17

8:50am:   Still on cali time.

9:15 I'm targeting some locations to go see today.  Also comparing rents on the properties I've already visited. 

9:30am: Making a gameplan for the day.  I want to call another agent I met on BP and zero in on whatever area in town is making the most sense.  this is definitely challenging.  It's becoming more  evident to me how much of a beginner I am but also that this trip has been very informative already. There are properties I've seen that I could buy right now.  But I'm completely fine leaving with nothing before buying just for the sake of buying.

10:15am:  I'm out the door to check my next neighborhood.

I'll add more later.  I hope people are amused but more than anything I hope someone just getting started like me, can read this and use it to start their own buying adventure and learn from my mistakes(or hopefully successes).  I'm running blind but this has already been a great learning experience. @Tyler Heard ;)