A beginner from West Yorkshire and the Japanese knotweed industry

[Ben Fisher]

Hi

I don't usually post introductory messages on forums and would usually be classified as a "lurker". That said, given that i am going to create a life for myself inside the real estate industry I thought this would be something worth changing.

Im Ben, 26 years old and I'm originally from near Cambridge in the UK. Four years ago I moved to Wakefield which is where i will be investing upon my return to the UK. I have no experience in real estate as such, but have been working in a loosely related field for the past 6 years. The company i worked for specialised in eradicating Japanese knotweed from UK development sites. I personally looked after our biggest clients which include the majority of the big national house builders and councils.

I am currently working my way to Australia and am writing this from my hotel room in Laos. I have been doing a lot of reading and thinking about what i want to do with my life on my return to the UK. I read somewhere that you should decide what you would do if you won the lottery and proceed to work towards that anyway. If I won the lottery I would begin investing in real estate, so here i am. FYI - I'm yet to win the lottery - ill keep you posted.

I intend to use the remainder of my free time travelling to learn as much as i can about the real estate industry and prepare myself for my return to the UK.

My ultimate goal is to invest in large commercial developments, initially i will be looking to flip small residential properties.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Ben

Oh and as a side note, if anybody would like free impartial advice about any Japanese knotweed problems then please do get in touch, I would be happy to help.