Serial Entrepreneur from the Rust Belt

[Anthony Frato]

Hey BP,

Im a business owner from Cleveland, OH been following the blog and listening to the podcasts for a while now. Haven't really been active in the community yet but decided to take action and get involved. 

My passions are real estate , business, travel and anything personal finance . My goal is to buy my freedom through real estate and my businesses. This site has already been an amazing source of information and I hope to help others reach there goals as I help myself create legacy wealth. 

Cheers,

Anthony M. Frato Jr. 

[Dustin Lauer]

Great, I'm new to posting here as well. I've been doing business in Cleveland for a couple years now, typically financing small rentals and larger suburban flips.  I think it's a great market that many investor pass on.  Buying low, to me, is a fundamental part of successful RE investing, and Cleveland provides this opportunity, even in decent lower crime neighborhoods.   I regularly, finance buyers there buying from 25% to 50% of construction costs.  (Low) compared to many markets throughout even the Rust Belt.