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Updated over 10 years ago,
New-ish Investor from the Rose City (Portland)
Hello all you folks at BP,
So I must admit that I've been lurking in the forums for about 6 months now. I've read the Ultimate beginners guide to REI, followed all the keyword discussions for "Portland", listened to a ton of the podcasts. There has been so much great information and I'm very impressed with the amount of people who are willing to reach out to new investors and give them guidance. As for the podcasts, I love the sense of humor and frank discussions that are going on.
I'm currently a General Contractor and carpenter for my day to day job. I've had customers that are investors who have hired me to renovate duplexes or other income properties. I also did a large rehab/sell on a house in Seattle (UofW area) a few years back. I was just a carpenter making wage on the project financed by my father and his investment partner, but learned a ton on that one.
My goal is to get more involved with flips/rehabs in the Portland area as well as slowly accumulate investment properties for cash flow.
I'm getting married in the fall and we are currently renting out my fiancés house and managing two rental properties that belong to her mother. None of which really gets us any significant income but do give us lots of work to do!
My goal is to transition more into the REI sector and take on less direct to customer projects as a GC. I have LOTS to learn and I'm hoping this community will help me get more of the knowledge and network necessary to realize my long term goals.
I have lots more to say, but I'll save that for another post...