Another Colorado Newb

[Steve Hukari]

Hi! My name is Steve Hukari. I'm an aspiring real estate investor.

Just got some much needed sleep after two packed days at the convention center with many of you. The Summit served more or less as my introduction to BiggerPockets, and what an introduction it was!

It was great to meet many of you and I look forward to continuing our conversations virtually. I'm just flat out blown away by the sincerity, professionalism and success BiggerPockets represents. Definitely unique in many ways. (Kudos to Mr. Dorkin for pulling this all together! Both online and off.)

With the truckload of information I picked up from the many selfless speakers I'll be weighing (and analyzing) which direction to pursue first. I mean heck, I never thought I'd be sitting here considering mobile home investing as a viable option. Right John Fedro?

One thought heavy on my mind throughout the conference was this: what can I offer this invaluable community? I've never bought an investment property. I don't have extensive rehabbing experience (although I did pull off a pretty nice kitchen remodel once, just sayin.) You can bet I'll be gleaning a ton of knowledge from many of you and it's in my nature to want to balance that equation out.

So in keeping with the "not selling anything" mantra, here's what I've come up with. In my day job I analyze financials for multi-family and senior housing investors and management companies. I build complex Excel models to forecast, budget, crunch numbers...you name it. I've also learned that a lot of people aren't as comfortable using Excel, even to put together some basic "what-if" or scenario calculators.

If that's you, maybe you've prematurely labeled yourself computer illiterate or just haven't figured out how to leverage the power of Excel's many formulas, get in touch! I'd love to help you, teach you, share tips and tricks, set up your favorite deal analysis formula in a spreadsheet you can use over and over. Whatever it is, we can figure out ways to make your number crunching more efficient. This offer stands for any BiggerPockets member (otherwise my standard consulting rates apply :)

In any case, thank you everyone for making this such a genuine and informative resource...a true rarity on the web.

Respectfully,
Steve