Investor from Virginia DC Metro Area

[Mike Kinder]

I'm Mike Kinder, and new to Bigger Pockets here as a Pro, thanks to one of Brandon's webinars. I 've been a free member for a year or so, poking around, but bottom line is, I desire to make this my primary business. 

I moved to Northern Virginia from Southern California in 87.  Don't like the cold much but love the seasons; my inner conflict I guess...  My brother is a builder in California and is also in the larger bi-folding door business just south of Irvine. 

About me... In 2004, I sold a small tech company with other partners, and jumped into building homes (a calling) as a Superintendent for Lerner (Owners of the Nationals).  As a Super, I learned pretty much every phase of building a home, mostly on the finish end, and I use that experience to assess homes for repair values, scheduling crews and eventual sale. Upon the "crash" of 08, I got lucky with my technology experience, to capture a Project Management job in The Department of Defense.  These skills helped me to  recognize other elements for managing processes.  A couple years there, I had the itch to get back to building, so I went to a local meet up for RE Investment and met a pile of investors.  Lucky me, I know how to build a house and manage crews.  Today, I do this with other investors to fix their assets for sale.

Interesting that home renovation is a much different ball game than just building new, and I love it. 

Q: How many of you can get rid of 900sf of mold and evict several families of squirrels all in one house?  LOL; one of my first flips for an investor, had me doing just that.   

I have interest in many different areas of this "game".  I think I'd like to do Infill, buy and hold, as well as flip; all dependent on the situation the seller is in, I guess.

I've experienced all of these over the last couple years, but it's time for me to stretch my wings, and see how far I can go. 

My biggest need to date is, How do you find the deals? I need a plan to execute.  I'm sure it's on here somewhere... 

I look forward to meeting everyone that crosses my path, and make new friends as well. 

Cheers!

Mike