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[Spenser Harding]

Hello! My name is Spenser Harding and I have a passion for finance. For the last 8 years I have been trying to figure out the best way to invest. I've done several things I thought were investing - I went to Seattle University and finished my degree in Finance, I have worked in the banking industry for the last 5 years on a wealth management team, I even studyed 2 months for my Life, Series 6/63/65 endorsements. All this time has passed and even with my education I have just now learned I need to to buck up and buy some rentals.

I was meeting with some clients and they brought up bigger pockets and Brandon Turner's post on hard money and how they just bought a dumpy house with the intention of fixing it up, refinancing it and renting it out. So that got my wheels turning. I looked this website up when I got home and I am very excited about the incredible accomplishments of the community and the vast wealth of information here. So here I am!

My goal in real estate is to a) buy my first rental but also b) be financially free and to c)be my own boss and this is the best way to do it. I have also seen some memeber's goals to have a number of cashflow producing units - I just haven't figured out how many for me yet but hope to do so in the near future. I am an entrepreneurial-minded person and am always looking to adjust and modify ideas about and I think real estate is finally the vice I have been chasing.

From an experience standpoint, my wife and I purchased an REO in Des Moines in Oct 2012. This place needed a lot work and sweatquity and I have until very recently spent all my weekends and vacations remodelling it with her. So between my financial know how and my technical education from rehabing our house - I feel progressing quickly in real estate is a great fit. I am excited to work hard for myself and to buy a property as soon as possible! I am also looking forward to meeting some local investors and interacting with the pros here.