Greetings from Northville, MI

[Tom Wooderson]

Hello -

I have used this forum in the past and it has proved very beneficial for continuing my real estate education. I have decided to join the BP community and I am actively seeking mentors to learn real estate investing. I have read numerous real estate investing books, spent days on youtube and decided I would like to pursue real estate investing on my own. I graduated with a Supply Chain Management degree from Michigan State University a few years back. The last three years I have been working in various supply chain management roles for Fortune 500 companies, mainly in purchasing departments. I currently do strategic sourcing for a medical company.

I am seeking a real estate investor with proven success to show me the ropes. I am really interested in wholesaling and rehabbing properties. I am willing to work for free and help with your business endeavors for a trade in real estate knowledge and best practices.

In addition to my professional career; I am actively participating in multiple organizations emphasizing leadership, self development, public speaking, entrepreneurship, and financial education.

Look forward to working with you,

Tom

[Tom A.]

Welcome from West Bloomfield, @Tom Wooderson !

In addition to the professional organizations you are involved in I'd recommend you check out some of the local REIAs. They're a good place to meet fellow investors and increase your knowledge.

I'd recommend these three in the Oakland County area:

- Michigan Real Estate Investors - Great REIA run by Wendy Patton of Lease-Option fame, meets in Troy, http://www.michiganrealestateinvestors.com/

- Renegade Detroit Investors - Another great REIA. Smaller, no selling from front of the room allowed (no guru pitches). Meets in Berkley. http://www.facebook.com/DetroitInvestmentClub

- REIA of Oakland (County)- Grandaddy of local REIAs. Meets in Madison Heights. http://www.reiaofoakland.com

I'm a member of the first two and used to be a member of the third (a good group, more guru pitches than I like but worth checking out).

Also, @Aaron Yates and I are going to be putting together a local BP meetup soon, probably in the first half of November so keep your eyes and ears open for that. You can set up keyword auto-searches like "Detroit" or "Michigan" if you like.