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Investor 路 Greenville, S.C. 路 Member since 2023 路 17 posts 路 11 votes

Hey folks! Myles here from Greenville, South Carolina! I'm not new to real estate investing or bigger pockets, but new to the forum. I'm not sure of what exactly, but something led me to start connecting with others here and do my best to actually stay active. I married my wife in Atlanta back in 2019 and was a destination wedding and commercial photographer. I traveled all over the world for photography, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, Thailand, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Dominican Republic and the list goes on. My last claim to fame was working on set for Season 1 Love Is Blind on Netflix also as a wedding photographer. 

It was January of 2020, during COVID, that I transitioned into real estate out of necessity, specifically wholesaling. Just when I cleared around $100K in assignments in about 7 months, I was hit by a drunk driver head on and became a left-knee amputee. Anyone who knows me knows I always say, "It's not about what happens to you that matters most, but what you do with what happens to you." I may have, overnight, become disabled but I am not unable! Took about half a year to learn how to walk, talk and even eat again, but bounced back to my love for real estate investing and the two things that transitioned me from just wholesaling to actually buying deals as an investor was creative finance and private money.

Bought my first rental property in Easley, S.C. owner finance and one of my best rentals I still own today was bought subject-to! Ultimately, a do a little bit of everything in the residential space depending on the deal I find, but either flip paper (wholesale), flip houses (remodels) or flip the debt (buy and holds).

I am looking to connect with as many of you as I possibly can while adding just as much as value wherever I can! 

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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker 路 Cody, WY 路 Member since 2010 路 28k+ posts 路 41k+ votes
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Quote from @Myles Berrio:

Welcome, Myles!

I love your attitude. Life is full of surprises and it's how we respond to them that defines our character. We need more of you in this world.

I look forward to seeing you on the boards!

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  • Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Broker 路 Cody, WY 路 Member since 2010 路 28k+ posts 路 41k+ votes
    1y
    Quote from @Myles Berrio:

    Welcome, Myles!

    I love your attitude. Life is full of surprises and it's how we respond to them that defines our character. We need more of you in this world.

    I look forward to seeing you on the boards!

    The DIY Landlord Book4.7247 Reviews
    • Investor 路 Greenville, S.C. 路 Member since 2023 路 17 posts 路 11 votes
      1y

      @Nathan Gesner That means a lot brother! Looking forward to connecting with you boss! Also, new to the platform BP has here, what exactly are "the boards" 馃槄

  • John UnderwoodPro Member
    Investor 路 Greer, SC 路 Member since 2014 路 13k+ posts 路 17k+ votes
    1y

    Myles,

    Thanks for sharing your story.

    Checkout the Greenville RE club

    Upstatecreia. There is info on our website.

    • Investor 路 Greenville, S.C. 路 Member since 2023 路 17 posts 路 11 votes
      1y

      @John Underwood Hey brother!! I will definitely check out the CREIA! Is this your group you run/started?! That's awesome 馃帀馃憤

  • Real Estate Agent 路 Lakeland, TN 路 Member since 2015 路 214 posts 路 105 votes
    1y

    @Myles Berrio welcome to the forums and thanks for sharing your story. I love that you have found passion in REI and have laid down a path to success with your three approaches.

    Of the 3 activities you are in, do you prefer one over the others? 

  • Member since 2021 路 15 posts 路 4 votes
    1y

    Hey Myles, I鈥檇 be happy to connect at some point. My wife and I live in Easley & invest in this area. We鈥檙e only a few years into investing but would be happy to connect. Thanks for sharing your story. 馃馃徏

  • Investor 路 Greenville, S.C. 路 Member since 2023 路 17 posts 路 11 votes
    1y
    Quote from @Jared Smith:

    @Myles Berrio welcome to the forums and thanks for sharing your story. I love that you have found passion in REI and have laid down a path to success with your three approaches.

    Of the 3 activities you are in, do you prefer one over the others? 


     Not necessarily! They each have their benefits and challenges. Wholesaling is a great low cost way to make a lot of short-term cash, but it does not build long-term wealth. Flipping houses is a great way to create huge profits, raise private money and create marketing content around your remodels (the reason HGTV is HGTV). Although, it's very capital intensive and you have to rely on a lot of factors you can't control, contractors, interest rates, market shifts, realtors, buyers, appraisers, inspectors, material costs, weather etc etc. Buy and holds is the key to true wealth with all the benefits of depreciation, appreciation, loan pay down by your tenants, leveraging the equity, cash-flow etc etc, but it often times isn't the active income that pays the bills until you build up a portfolio and even then there's the tenant management or managing your property managers.

    That's why I'm involved in all 3. Diversify and leverage the best strategy based on the specific deal.

  • Investor 路 Greenville, S.C. 路 Member since 2023 路 17 posts 路 11 votes
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    Quote from @Brandon Jones:

    Hey Myles, I鈥檇 be happy to connect at some point. My wife and I live in Easley & invest in this area. We鈥檙e only a few years into investing but would be happy to connect. Thanks for sharing your story. 馃馃徏

     Let's definitely hop on a Zoom or grab a coffee! 

  • Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Broker 路 Cody, WY 路 Member since 2010 路 28k+ posts 路 41k+ votes
    1y
    Quote from @Myles Berrio:

    @Nathan Gesner That means a lot brother! Looking forward to connecting with you boss! Also, new to the platform BP has here, what exactly are "the boards" 馃槄


    Sorry. Forums used to be called "boards" because they were electronic versions of bulletin boards or message boards. 

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