Newbie from Albuquerque, NM

[Donovan Vicenti]

Hello fellow BP'ers!

My name is Donovan Vicenti and I'm from The Land Of Enchantment, ABQ to be exact. I am relatively new to the REI world and like many other beginners before me I've read and seen many videos on REI. Of course what I've learned thus far is probably jus the very top of the iceberg or as we like to say here in Albuquerque, "The Tip of the Sandia's"! I haven't completed any deals as of yet, but I do have a property under contract that I'm going back and forth on as to what to do next: wholesale or F&F? My goals in REI are to acquire Buy & Hold properties as well as do some Flip and Fix. I would also like to see what the possibilites are of becoming a Hard Money lender at some point but first I think I need to learn the business before I even think of lending out funds. Well that's about it from me for now ... I do enjoy reading all the posts that are on BP and will continue to learn from all you seasoned investors! Take Care and God Bless!

DVICENTI

[Marc C.]

The other REIA groups in Albuquerque/Santa Fe (BP deleted my post with the links) are listed on Meetup.com. Just search "real estate" within 100 mi. of ABQ and you'll get:

• ABQREIA, $10/meeting. Different speaker each month. 
• ACRE, (ABQ Congress on Real Estate), which is the granddaddy of clubs in ABQ and meets twice monthly. $10/meeting. Different speaker each month. 
• New Mexico Real Estate Mastermind group (for experienced investors; meets next Saturday, 9/3). It is free. You will also find info on this one in the Events section here on BP:
  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-an...
• My new Apartment Investor Breakfast Club, which meets Friday, 9/9 and October 14. It's free on 9/9, but $10 in the future (donated to charity). You will also find info on this one in the Events section here on BP:
  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-an...
• Apartment Investor Mastery, which meets on 9/7. It has a commercial sponsor, Brad Sumrok's Apartment Investor Mastery, and it is ultimately promoting his particular multifamily syndication coaching/training system out of Dallas. I've heard Brad on several podcasts and he's always informative (he does not attend local Meetup). I plan to be there. It's free. 
• New Mexico Tiny House Association, which is currently online-only on Meetup and Facebook, but very active online. Free. 
• New Mexico New Investors/Wholesalers (their site on Meetup says all monthly meetings cancelled until further notice after their August meeting). 
• Santa Fe Real Estate Investment Assoc. $99/year. Meets 9/22. 

And I apologize if I missed any. Hope to meet you at one of these! 

Marc C.