New Member from Portland, OR

[Emilie Benn]

Hello everyone,

my name is Emilie and my husband is David. We have been looking to invest in real-estate for the last 6 years but never took the plunge - we have read a ton of books, watch a ton of videos etc.... 

My husband is a contractor and he is helping flippers renovating their investment ; I love driving around town going to open house and I am "interior decorator" at art.... so we decided that this year to we should really do it. 

I am digital marketing manager for a luxury automotive dealership and I am planning to pass my real estate license in the next 90 days. I have been in sales, advertising and media planning for the last 12 years.

My husband was in the construction battalion (sea-bees) in the Navy and is a master inspector in Concrete and Metal construction. He has been renovating houses for the last 3 years.

We are currently living in our second fixer-upper which we are planning to stay for the next 10 years.

We are looking for hard-money lenders. We both have excellent credit, assets, the tools, hands and brains to make real-estate projects happen in a fast and profitable way.

I am looking forward to learn from people who have the experience and meeting new partners.

Cheers !

[Mike Nuss]

@Emilie Benn 

 you and your husband have the perfect skill set to flip homes in Portland. Keeping construction costs down and design are two very important factors to making $ in the Portland market. The right design in the right location can create some serious value. What parts of town were your two recent purchases? Where has your husband been doing flip rehabs? Have you been watching any specific rehabbers in our market? It's always exciting having projects going on, although sometimes it's hard to keep the excitement from turning into being anxious. 

You should come check out our RareBird meetings at the Lucky Lab in Multnomah Village. You'll meet like minded individuals. Some of them right here from BP. One new investor recently quite his day job due to success he's been having. You'll find a range of individuals great for networking with (wholesalers, flippers, builders, developers, landlords, brokers, etc..). 

http://myrarebird.com/events/