New real estate investor from Columbus, Ohio

[Jeremy Galante]

Hello, My name is Jeremy Galante. I am from Dublin, Ohio which is located near the Columbus area. Currently I am a quality control engineer for a local corporation and I have a degree in mechanical and manufacturing engineering from Miami University. My engineering background has given me the experience to analyze and calculate situational circumstances, in which I believe will aid me a great deal in the world of real estate.

My background in real estate is first and foremost, being a homeowner. Being a first time home owner has brought its challenges, but also an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge and skills. I have learned how to do tile work, electrical, drywall, and various other home improvement projects. That being said, by having the basic skills of home improvement, I have gained the perspective of the value of time and money. I am aware of what projects are worth contracting out and what projects can be completed by myself. It has also given me invaluable time management and project management skills that you can only gain by doing the work yourself. For the past year I have been following Biggerpockets podcasts, reading numerous real estate and finance literature, as well as networking with several experienced real estate investors in the Columbus area. My interest and drive comes from being a part of my fathers LLC for real estate investing and land development. I have been privileged to have been able to attend some of his meetings as well as gain key insight into the real estate business. With this background knowledge and foundational bank of skills, I am proud to say that In December of 2018, I started my LLC, Seal Point Solutions, and I am ready to dive head first into my first deal.

My goals for my first year and future endeavors for my LLC would be to build up a large number of connections through networking, numerous number of rentals for passive income, flip multiple houses per year, and work on automating process as quickly as possible. I also want to continue to learn new methods and avenues for investing in real estate while on my journey.

Look forward to meeting other local investors, and gathering a network of lenders.  I can’t wait to get started!

[Chase Vance]

Jeremy, welcome and I look forward with connecting with you soon. There are amazing people and resources here in the city and on BP that will serve you well. Definitely begin to come to REI meetups to connect with investors who are doing what you want to accomplish.

The quality meetups in Columbus are Columbus Deal Makers Sessions, Central Ohio Investors Network (COIN), Columbus Multifamily Investors Meetup, Dublin Flip Houses Meetup (has a different name I cannot recall), Newbie Investors Meetup (which Harvey Yergin, Josh Hively and myself started -- come this Sunday for our 2nd session), COREE (costs money with membership, couple hundred people, education based but still good connections to make).

BiggerPockets, Meetup.com, Facebook and Google are the best places to find meetups and the info for those meetups. 

Also, join the Columbus Off Market Property Facebook group. It's quality! 

Those meetups and BP are the 2 platforms I used to get me into the industry fulltime with 3 months, exiting my fulltime digital marketing job downtown. 

Like someone else mentioned, find that mentor who will take you to the next step!! Its vital. 

I'd get a few books from BPs bookstore, or buy them on Audible and fly through them like I did. https://www.biggerpockets.com/store

Start to simply consume info and data daily for the niche you are diving into, make it your duty to do so. Be hungry to succeed, stay active and organized and your prior experience I tell will take you far. Look forward to hearing from you.