Chiel from The Netherlands

[Chiel Slinkman]

Hi everyone,

I'm Chiel, relatively new in REI. My background is in finance, accounting and currently working as CFO of an IT company. I'm 28 years old, just bought a new house for me and my girlfriend to live in and now looking forward to step into real estate investering.

I'm living in the Netherlands, in the eastern part (Deventer). My goals in real estate are to become financially independent by investing in rental units and probably later also in developing or rehab of buildings into apartments or houses. For this year, i've set myself a goal to buy at least two properties which have to generate me a cashflow of € 400,- per month.

What i'm currently looking for is just properties, since the market in the Netherlands is quite overheated. My strategy for this is:

- I have found contacts with an experienced financial advisor which will give me access to the investor market and who is an investor by himself.

- I have set up contacts with various real estate agents in my region

- I have joined some meet-ups and thinking about setting up my own in my city. 

I hope to find here more information about how to handle my investments, how to finance them and find other real estate investors in my region which I can meet. And looking forward to meet you all!