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[Raymond E. Hopkins]

Hello,

My name is Raymond E. Hopkins, and I am from a small town in Oklahoma.  I guess I have been in real estate investing unknowingly for about 7-8 years after buying my first property that was a nearly a 100% remodel.  That property has now been rented out now, and we are currently remodeling our second home.  Although we have had some major bumps in the road, both houses have doubled in value and we have tens of thousands (maybe a hundred thousand once we are finished with our second remodel)  in equity in both homes.  I would contribute our success through our difficulties to a little bit of know how and a lot of blind luck. 

I recently stumbled across Bigger Pockets on YouTube.  I have now been binge watching the YouTube channel, as well as listening to the podcast in the car.  I am hoping to learn more about the multitude of way to finance deals.  I seem to have a knack at finding deals (I've missed out on a few deals between the two I have done), but lack the knowledge on how to finance deals.  One of my deals was a owner finance and the second took me by surprise when the bank approved it. 

I am currently trying to take in as much information as possible, and starting to build my actual plan to reach my goals.  I am hoping to activate these plans by the end of the summer as we wrap up our current remodel.  At this point I am not requesting any help, as I will likely find most of my questions answered through the various content outlets on Bigger Pockets.  But, if any of you are interested in networking, learning more about me,  or following my future progress feel free to check out my profile and contact me even if it is just to say hello!

Thanks!

(Image below is just some of the progress in our current remodel)