A Real Estate Rookie: New Journey in Tampa Florida Real Estate!

[Coreen Foote]

Hello, BP community!

I’m thrilled to introduce myself! My name is Coreen Foote and I’m a retired Army veteran with 20 years of service. Since retiring 7 years ago I’ve been fortunate to be able to take the time to really think about what future goals that I have for myself and my family and I'm now ready to embark on a new adventure in real estate. Knowledge is power and for me, it builds my self-confidence so I’ve been bingeing podcasts, books and also recently gotten my real estate license so that I could have a better understanding of real estate in and of itself, with the hope of building upon that basic knowledge with what I’ve been learning about in real estate investing.

I’m eager to start my journey by investing in fix-and-flip properties to build capital with the future goal to purchase rental properties. I’m a hands on type of person so I will be focusing on properties in and around Tampa, Florida so that I can be up close and personal and learn as much as possible.

I’m excited to be a member of this community and I look forward to exchanging ideas, strategies, and gaining knowledge from all of you as I dive deeper into this exciting world of investing. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Thanks for having me, and I can't wait to meet you!

Best,
Coreen Foote

[Jonathan Greene]

Tampa is a very active market with a lot of meetups so that's where you want to focus your time before you buy anything. If you have more of your VA availability left you may have options outside of a primary residence to use the loan as a benefit of your service to our country. Fix and flip will be tougher in Tampa right now as insurance costs are very high so vacant insurance while doing a flip is probably in the stratosphere.