New member intro from the Frederick, MD area.

[Jim Gillam]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Jim Gillam and I am looking forward to educating myself and then flipping my first home in MD this summer of 2016. I am an empty nester with 3 wonderful grown sons and my first grandbaby, a little girl, was born March 31, 2016. I live in a small town called Jefferson, MD. It is a suburb of Frederick, MD. The market I feel like I can wrap my brain around include Frederick, MD, Charlestown, West Virginia to Leesburg Virginia. (If you look on a map, imagine a triangle) I look fwd to hearing about your experiences and strategies so we can all take advantage of this cumulative think tank! I was a realtor in the 90's and was not a very good one so I only did it for a couple of years. I know very little about flipping so I am very new to the concept. I am very much looking forward to the process of learning and hopefully making an income that will give me some flexability with my schedule!

[Andrew Michael]

Hi @Jim Gillam and welcome.

There are a good number of us from the Frederick area.  @Account Closed has a meet up in Frederick you may want to check out and there is also a good one in Gaithersburg as well.  I have not done any investing in the West Va markets you mentioned so I cant speak much on that.  I have done flips and have rental units in and around our area so I have a bit more market knowledge there.  Frederick has some decent opportunities in terms of flipping but you may want to consider other markets as well.  Finding flips is Frederick is possible but it will take a lot of hard work, marketing, and networking with wholesalers.  

There is a ton of information on the site so make sure you utilize all of these resources.  Welcome again and hope to see you around!