Newbie in the Charleston, WV area

[Jamie Morris]

Hello….is this thing on???

Hello BP universe! My name is Jamie Morris and I live in the Charleston, West Virginia area. (For those who may not know it’s WEST Virginia, not western Virginia. A separate State since 1863) J I started looking into RE around 2008 when my older brother told me to check out a book called Rich Dad Poor Dad. He had wanted to get into REI for some time and I guess this was his way of introducing me to it. I was immediately intrigued. Our farther is a retired electrical engineer and has a wealth of carpentry knowledge. He built the house we grew up in and flipped a couple houses back in the early 90’s. His father had some rental property in the 50’s and 60’s. Real Estate was in our blood. J

In October of 2011 the three of us started Morris Preferred Properties, LLC and picked up our first distressed property to rehab. It was a foreclosure at a great price and the numbers looked great. Doing ALL the work ourselves was only the first mistake of many but we did learn so much from it. Since that time we have been trying to find and absorb as much information and knowledge as we can find. We even attended the “TV Guru's” seminars and almost went for the multi-thousand dollar mentoring program but later decided against it. After looking around on the internet I stumbled upon BP site. As I began to read the dark clouds parted and the choir of angels started singing. This was what I was looking for. I ‘m excited to have found this site and look forward to learning from all the people who make this site great!