2019: This Honolulu, Hawaii Guy Will Buy His First Property

[Chad Quillopo]

Aloha, I'm Chad. I live in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. I currently work for the Four Seasons Oahu at Ko'Olina. I have always been intrigued by real estate, but only recently have I dug into my interest in becoming an investor. I will be 30 in February. I decided that it would be quite fitting to celebrate my 30th year of life by finally purchasing my first piece of real estate.

Baseball is currently my biggest passion. Unfortunately, Hawaii doesn't have a professional team. The number one item on my Bucket List is to watch a game at every team's stadium. A lot of my desire to succeed in real estate is to be able to travel and watch more live baseball. I also really want to be able to give more Time, Talent and Treasure to organizations that utilize baseball as a vehicle for social impact.

I have begun my real estate education with the usual reading of books/posts and listening of podcasts. I went to my first REI meet up back in November and I'm looking forward to the ones coming up soon.

I'm looking to break into REI with a rental property, most likely out of state (even though this is ill-advised). Once I become more experienced I see myself learning to fix and flip maybe a house a year to supplement the rental income. To start the new year I will work on nailing down my personal finances and trying to save up as much as I can. I will be researching which target market(s) are right for me. One that currently stands out to me is Atlanta, GA (and not just because the Atlanta Braves are my favorite baseball team).

My biggest challenges will be learning to analyze deals and mustering up the courage to continuously network. Seeing as these are the backbones of real estate investing, I have my work cut out for me. I'm up for the challenge. Besides, I've already put my goal on the internet; it's permanent, I must achieve it!