Fort Wayne Newbie seeks the sky

[James Chipasula]

Greetings everybody.I’m James.I’m a dad of 2 currently living in Fort Wayne, IN.I’m an IT guy.I’ve been in the industry for 20 years.I’m starting to burn out.  My kids are growing and I’m not around to see their milestones.I’ve chased “get-poorer-faster” schemes down rabbit holes.I’d like to do better for myself.

I’m a rookie investor.I haven’t pulled my first deal yet.But I’ve worn many real estate related hats over the past years.I’ve acted as a property manager for my family.Also been a handyman, carpenter and general contractor.I worked on several rehab projects for my parents in Omaha, NE.They made mistakes in their business and got out.I want to do much better.I can do better than they did.

My short term goals are to flip one property and acquire a rental by the end of the year.Longer term goals to grow my business and expand out of state.I’m currently seeking guidance, partnership, mentorship, leads, encouraging words, etc.  I’ll appreciate what is given.

[Nilesh Makhija]

One thing I would recommend is feel free to ask questions and post it on forum. Many a times we are hesitant to post a question, but surprisingly you will find there are lot of ways to answer the question and its always to get to have multiple perspectives.

As @Ned Carey says - Just ask the questions and follow up with people, keep in touch

Also would recommend reading How do I find a Mentor?