Aloha from Oahu, Hawaii!

[Heather Castellano]

My name is Heather Castellano.  I was born and raised on Oahu, Hawaii.  My background in real estate has only been purchasing for principal residence.  I am a mom by day and a Dean of Instructors for 101 Financial the rest of the day.  

My first real estate goal is to revitalize the community of Wahiawa that I live in through first single family homes (vacant land and improving existing homes) then eventually moving on to multi-unit homes or apartment complexes.  We also have old buildings that have retail spaces on the bottom and apartments above.  I would love to update and improve these to keep the old community charm but with a modern twist.

I came to BiggerPockets through my research on the internet in how to do specific real estate deals (land contracts, foreclosure/short sale/auction investing, etc).  I decided to register to be a part of the website due to the constant results in my research that came from BiggerPockets.

I'm excited to be here, excited to learn and excited to meet so many people that have the same goals and interests as myself. 

Mahalo, Heather

[Alan Kahanu]

@Heather Castellano as Michael mentioned, it's easy enough to analyze deals from Hawaii.  After tons of reading, researching, referrals and phone calls I've been able to determine my market to be Indianapolis and have built a small team on the ground since January this year.  I found a great lender, RE agents and property manager.  These have helped me purchase 2 rent ready properties over the past 2 months that are cash flowing nicely.  Out of hundreds that i looked at, I analyzed perhaps a few dozen, made 5 offers that were all accepted, walked from 3 and purchased 2.  Also have contacts for contractors, but have not done any rehab projects yet, i'm still hesitant, not being on the ground to manage progress from afar.  Looking to pickup another 1-3 this year and continue in Indy for the forseeable future.  Did the same for my properties in Oregon and Missouri over the past 7 years.