New(ish) Investor in Twin Falls, Idaho

[Jamie Zanotti]

Hi there! I am so grateful for all I have gleaned from BP already, and I've barely scratched the surface. I'm looking forward to soaking up lots more real estate investing savvy from everyone, and hopefully learning enough as time goes on to be able to give back in a meaningful way. My husband Corey and I are moving from Nevada to return to our farm country roots and take the leap to full time real estate investing in the Twin Falls, Idaho area! We will be changing out of our flip-flops here in the desert in favor of winter boots as we get started with our new venture in the snows of November or December. We have been married and in full time church ministry for about 25 years, and have always had some sort of real estate project or involvement on the side... - I worked in the finance industry (banking, accounting, & facilitating 1031 exchanges) - He designed and/or helped build a couple churches - We had a rental property for a few years - We built a log home with our own two hands, chainsawing the doors and windows out of the logs we stacked -- He did the plumbing and I did the electrical, so our joke was that when you flipped the light switch the toilet flushed :) - We've usually lived in a bit of a fixer-upper that we could add some value to Our goals are to flip 4 houses a year in the beginning, doing all cash deals, and then begin to hold some properties as rentals in a few years. I feel intimidated when I listen to the podcasts because I don't have the ability to analyze all the options like the hosts and guests do! I just don't have that kind of brain. :) My husband's and my strengths are the DIY skills for renovating and styling/staging properties, plus managing the finances and other administrative-leaning aspects. (I had a successful photography business for about a decade, so have some degree of comfort with creating proposals, tracking dollars, marketing, handling insurance/permits/etc.) Any recommendations for a financial advisor who specializes in real estate in Southern Idaho who could help us review our skills and assets and advise us as to the best way to invest our time and money (flips vs. rentals, SF vs. MF, using our cash vs. borrowing some money, etc.) would be very appreciated! Looking forward to connecting more! - Jamie Zanotti