New Member! West Palm Beach, FL

New Member! West Palm Beach, FL

Real Estate Investor · West Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2015 · 11 posts · 3 votes

Greetings BP! 

My name is Louis Puma, I am a young professional in the South Florida area currently working a full-time job in the Telecommunications industry. I am also an aspiring Real Estate Investor. I am looking forward to being a part of the BP community! Here is a little bit about me:

Experience

My Real Estate experience in the traditional sense is minimal, however I do have Real Estate experience in some capacity with my job; I work as a site acquisition specialist for a large tower company, so part of my job involves researching properties and negotiating leases with commercial landlords for antennas on rooftops. I have also completed a 63-hour Pre-License Real Estate Sales Associate Course, and I plan on taking the state exam in the coming months for my License in the State of Florida.

Real Estate Goals

***SHORT TERM***

1. Education. My goal is to gain as much knowledge about the Real Estate investing business as possible. I have been listening to the BP podcast (which is great by the way) on my commute to work, and I have a list of books about real estate investing that I am looking forward to reading.

2. Network Building. I am interested in building relationships with individuals who are involved in the Real Estate investing community. I plan to do this by joining a local Real Estate Investment Club and being active on the BiggerPockets.com forums!

3. DOING MY FIRST DEAL! I hear the term "Analysis Paralysis" being thrown around a lot in the REI community. I want to avoid being one of those people who invest a lot of time and money into learning the business only to back out and never actually do anything with it. There's only so many books you can read and seminars you can attend. Eventually, you have to move from theory to practice! I believe the best way to learn something is by actually doing it. So with that said, my biggest short term goal is to do my first deal and get the ball rolling on my Real Estate Investing career!

***LONG TERM***

1. I would like to start a fix-and-flip business where I am consistently flipping multiple properties per month for earned income.

2. I would like to build a sizable portfolio of rental properties for passive income.

Currently Seeking

Knowledge, insight, and connections!

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Contractor · Cleveland, OH · Member since 2014 · 317 posts · 181 votes
11y

Welcome @Louis Puma!  You are in the right place!  Some perspective on how long it took me to get all in, after finding BP in 2011, I started investing in 2012, and now, have made lifelong connections with lenders & other contractors through BP.  A truly invaluable place to be. 

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  • Investor/RE Broker · Eugene, OR · Member since 2014 · 3k+ posts · 968 votes
    11y

    @Louis Puma

     Hi and welcome to BiggerPockets! It’s a great place to learn more about investing and meet the people you want to meet. If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

  • Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 30k+ posts · 20k+ votes
    11y

    @Louis Puma

    welcome to the BP nation. Good luck on knocking out those goals.

  • Real Estate Investor · West Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2013 · 74 posts · 14 votes
    11y

    Hi Louis

    Welcome to the community . I am here in West Palm Beach as well . I go to local REI meetings from time to time . They are good for finding good connections . See you there if you intend to ... You can find most of them on meet up website . Sign up and you;ll start to receive emails about upcoming meetings ?

    Good luck 

    Chad

  • Caloocan, NCR · Member since 2014 · 138 posts · 5 votes
    11y

    Welcome to BiggerPockets, Louis!

  • Contractor · Cleveland, OH · Member since 2014 · 317 posts · 181 votes
    11y

    Welcome @Louis Puma!  You are in the right place!  Some perspective on how long it took me to get all in, after finding BP in 2011, I started investing in 2012, and now, have made lifelong connections with lenders & other contractors through BP.  A truly invaluable place to be. 

  • Investor · Polk County, FL · Member since 2014 · 144 posts · 36 votes
    11y

    Welcome to BP!  Great place.

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