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Newbie From Kansas City

Grant H Willcott
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Hi Everyone, my name is Grant and I'm new to BP and REI. I am 43 years old and married with twin 14y kids living in Olathe, KS. I graduated from Kansas state in 2000 and have been trying to find my passion since. After years of standing on the sideline and wanting to get into REI I've finally decided it is time to bite the bullet and stop being an observer and start being a player, and I am so excited to get started. Most of this fear has come for the lack of knowledge in the REI field. Now after a few months of listening to the BP podcast and reading the info on the BP site I fill more confident now that I do have the tools to secede in REI.

As for my experience. I have only done one flip and that was about 9y ago and you could say a paid for the experience. Now looking back I paid too much up front and put way to munch into the rehab pushing it past the comps. My work background is; 3y hands on electrical, 3y working for home builders as a PM, and now 13y as a PM for an electrical company. Currently, I don't plan on leaving my current job anytime soon.

For my goals I am looking at REI as a long game opportunity to build wealth and Freedom. My first goal would be to find a propriety in the next 4-6 months, I am thinking that a BRRRR would be my best way to breaking into the industry. My 5y goal is being able to do REI full time and be able to bank roll my kids collage. 10y goal would be having process in place that my wife and I could be gone for extend vacations and not be missed.

If you're in the KC metro area, if you could let me know what groups or meeting that I should be part of I would appreciate it. I would like to shoot for 2-3 meetings a month.  I look forward to this new endeavor.

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