Greetings from the 'Big Easy'...

[H. Duplechain]

Hello all,

My name is Hope and I'm from New Orleans, LA. I've just joined BP in hopes of beginning my journey into the world of real estate investing.

A little about me:

I am currently a licensed commercial contractor. I got into construction unexpectedly though. Since I was young I had dreams of being a developer. I wanted to become an architect but life happened and I chose to dedicate my time and energy to my family. I did obtain my real estate salesperson license and also studied and practiced real estate appraisal for about 9 years. Before I was able to obtain my appraisal certification, hurricane  Katrina hit and I wound up moving to another state for awhile. When I came home, a friend convinced me to help him flip a few houses and that was my first real taste of real estate investing.

As we tried to sell the homes we rehabbed, people began wanting to hire me to help them rehab their homes, so I got into contracting. But I did so slowly and reluctantly. I decided early on that my interests were more in commercial property, so i obtained a commercial builders license. Now, as I am becoming more knowledgeable about construction I have begun to think of getting into investing on my own. I figured the best thing I could do at this point is to learn as much as I can and to find a community of others that are doing the things I desire to do..and so that is how I got here.

I'd love to meet others in my area, and other areas, to network with. 

Thank you,

Hope