New member in Milwaukee, WI

[Tyler Herman]

Hello!

I am new to the world of real estate after making my entrance by buying a duplex in Milwaukee (in the Riverwest neighborhood).  My finace and I had been looking to buy a house over the last year or so and after looking at the numbers we decided there was no way we wanted to pay our mortgage by ourselves. 

We changed our search from single-family homes to duplexes and after several months of looking online, driving communities, and viewing properties, we finally made the jump into real estate.

We are already planning on more duplexes in the future, and I'm learning all I can from BP and other research to help us along the way.

Personally, I have an MBA from Marquette and have worked with Wells Fargo's default servicing operation for about 5 years.  Wells recently announced closure of my office (effective in November), cutting about 1000 jobs from the area.  I'm done working in the mortgage banking world, but think my experience around default servicing gives me a lot of knowledge about certain areas of the Real Estate industry.

I'd love to keep learning from anyone here, and will be digging more into BP for ideas and tips.  Please reach out and say hi, or if people are local I'd be interested in hearing about local opportunities, bouncing ideas, or just meeting some fellow RE investing enthusiasts, whether you are a newbie like me or an experienced investor who may have use for an MBA mind in exchange for some knowledge.

Tyler