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Real Estate Investor from Buffalo, New York
Hello fellow bigger-pocketeers.
My name is Christopher Wallak and I am from Buffalo, New York. I am new to the real estate community, as I am in the process of buying my first rental property. I currently work in banking as an AVP credit analyst, and have worked in banking for a little over 2 years.
I have been interested in real estate for quite some time, as I have done much research on this field throughout my undergraduate and graduate career in finance and accounting. My main goal in real estate is to establish a portfolio of residential (and potentially commercial) rental properties throughout the Western New York area, that I can eventually turn to for a full time career. I had the privilege of being introduced to bigger pockets from a colleague of mine who also works in banking, and is currently building a real estate portfolio of his own.
I am very excited to begin this journey in the real estate environment, and look forward to networking with those in my area as well as those that have successfully built a real estate portfolio throughout the country. Please feel free to reach out to me any time if you have any suggestions or helpful tips as I begin investing.
Best regards,
Chris