Newbie from Hampton, VA

[Marsay Winder]

Hi BP,

I'm a new investor in the Hampton, VA area. My current occupation is as an engineer and a pastor of a church. I'm excited about joining BP and connecting with great people! My passions are God, family, and chasing every dream that God puts in my heart! For the past 3 months I have been reading everything I can get my hands on regarding real estate investing. I'm excited about adding new skills to my toolbox and interacting with all of the great folks on BP.

On the personal side, I grew up around construction and fulfilled a dream of building my own home with my dad's help (he's a GC in Hampton) which taught me a lot about perseverance and hard work as the project took 3 1/2 years to complete.    I also had the pleasure of starting a new church in my home city with a few close friends and see it grow to almost four times its original size in just 2 1/2 years.  

My strategy is buy and hold and am very interested in the BRRR method that I've been reading about. Ultimately I want to be able to leave my corporate engineering job and focus on my ministry and real estate business.

My 5 year plan is to acquire 10-15 rentals, mix in a few fix and flips, and ultimately scale towards apartment buildings.  

Looking forward to connecting with folks who are investing in the Hampton Roads area to gain insight on the local market.