New member looking to make a serious mark

[James Allen]

Hello BP,  I have been religiously listening and catching up on the podcasts.  They are so addicting! I think I've listened to over 80 in about a months time...

I got my start in real estate when I was in college a little over 10 years ago by taking all the real estate related courses that they offered.  Shortly after graduating with a BA in Communication, I took and passed my agent exam.  I hung my license with a few different brokers before closing a few deals as a buyers agent.  I was going in to 2007 with a handful of cash buyers but was having trouble getting any offers accepted even though we were 10-15% over asking price.  I was having a rough time making enough money to survive and ended up leaving real estate.  I got into doing rehabs for investors on the construction side for a few years, but then found I was being undercut out of the business by cheap labor and could no longer make a decent wage.  So for the past 6 years I have been working in and managing fitness facilities as well as attempting different entrepreneurial endeavors at night with varying results.  I am at a point where I am ready to jump back in to real estate, this time on the investor side and accept no other result but success.  I am looking forward to growing with this community and working with many of you!