Newbie from Northshore Massachusetts

[Blake Denman]

Hi all,

I've been lurking on this forum and listening to the podcast for almost two years now.  Just graduated college (Gordon College in Wenham. MA) and am looking to carve out an investment future for myself in real estate. 

Thanks to the unbelievable resources provided by BP, I've gone a long way in my RE education and am getting close to making some moves.  I live in the Wenham/Beverly area with family currently, and have lived here, and in Gloucester, my whole life.  Planning to start my RE journey on the Northshore and expand to other areas after I've built some rapport, as the market is nuts here. 

I'm in the process of evaluating Fall River MA, Franklin NH, Skowhegan ME, and the general Southern NH and Southern ME areas as locations on the rise - and am very interested in learning more from investors active in these areas!

As far as strategy, I'm considering wholesaling as a way to gain capital and experience with the goal of moving toward buy and holds, with the eventual goal of PIRE (Passive Income Retire Early).  I also have the goal of purchasing a multifamily in the area this winter to house hack.  Looking to purchase Danvers or points East on Cape Ann.

Have recently started driving for dollars in the area, building a list of leads for an eventual direct mail campaign.  

As I work on that the main thing I'm stuck on is whether to get licensed as an agent to get some income going, or just hustle hard as a wholesaler until I have a good deal flow.  I plan to shadow some agents soon, so we'll see.

Huge fan of the outdoors, including biking, hiking, surfing, kayaking, climbing, skate, and everything else. Inspired by Mr. Money Mustache to live below my income and invest so I can have more time to pursue things that I love and causes that I care about.

Am very excited to absorb information from anyone willing to lend some - also willing to put in hard work to learn the ropes from someone more experienced!

Thanks for reading this huge intro - means a lot with how many posts a day there are on here!