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WiscoREIA Appleton: Achieving Financial Independence
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- 03/12/25 06:30PM - 08:30PM America/Chicago
- Wilder's Cutting Edge Bistro, 2639 S Oneida St Appleton, Wisconsin 54915
- Free
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Achieving Financial Independence
by building and managing a local real estate portfolio!
Blaine has scaled and manages a near 300-unit portfolio with no partners that's all located within 10 miles of his house. He was able to achieve most of this while working a full time W2 job. Blaine is deliberate on how he has grown his portfolio by choosing properties that fit his buying profile.
Come learn tips, pitfalls, advice, and what you should consider before quitting your W2 job to focus on real estate from a seasoned business and real estate professional.
Here is what Blaine will go over:
- How to scale a real estate business.
- Why personal long-term goals matters and how they should drive your business.
- Fundamentals of business that can help you on your business journey.
- Playing the long game matters.
- Speed is important, but sticking to your principles matters more.
- The good, bad, and ugly: Is a real estate business what you really want?
Speaker: Blaine Ott
Blaine is a forward-thinking business professional. Throughout his career he has worked for companies ranging in size from boutique private equity to Fortune 500 in the printing and packaging markets.
Since 2005 Blaine has been involved in real estate in various forms. From 2005-2011 his business was driven by fixing and flipping residential properties from the MLS and sheriff sales. From 2011 to current the goal of his real estate business has been buy and hold growth through residential value add properties. His current portfolio consists of residential, retail, office, and industrial properties.
Blaine also has an Operations Management degree from UW Oshkosh as well as an MBA in Management from Concordia University.
WiscoREIA’s Appleton Meeting Always Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm!
Make sure to bring tons of business cards as you will be meeting with people that you want to get to know!
Meeting Location:
Wilder's Cutting Edge Bistro
2639 S Oneida St
Appleton, WI 54915
Please enjoy food, drinks, and TIP YOUR SERVERS!
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Doors open early for Networking
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Speaker Presentation
You can stay after the meeting as well to network! Remember to bring your deals!
Members are always FREE! Your first meeting with WiscoREIA is FREE!
After your first meeting, Non-Members are $30.00
***Make sure to pre-register - We are now Cashless***
Hosts: Jason Lund & Geoff Possley