Looking to build a team in Central Florida

[Katie Grady]

Good Evening!

My husband and I are new to BP as well as real estate investing, although I have years of experience in the real estate industry primarily in the Chicago area. My mom and I dabbled in real estate investing back in the '80's and '90's when you'd buy a house, rehab it, live in it for a minute, wait for the market to escalate, and SELL!! My husband and I moved to Central Florida a few years ago and want to create a portfolio of buy and holds as well as flips.  We have read a lot of information, gone to a lot of "events" that these so-called real estate investor "guru mentors" ( yeah, right?  Who's making money here?) want to teach us the business for a "minimal investment of anywhere from $1500 to $10000...but I can't help but think that with my extensive experience in real estate as a former Realtor, mortgage broker and still in the biz as a QC underwriter for a large, private MBS as well as my certification as an Interior Redesigner/Stager, and coupled with my hubby's vast contracting experience that we should be dynamos!

We are thrilled to become a part of the BP network, and are going to dive into the forums, webinars, etc. but we also need to build a team...title company, contractors, hard money or private investors, appraiser/realtor in the Central Florida area.  AND, we'd like to know if there are any networking groups locally that we can meet and exchange information and ideas. 

So, any input, advice, and help that the BP family can share would be greatly appreciated!  Looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with our new BP group!!