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Updated about 12 years ago,

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JImarcus Blanding
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Atlanta, GA
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Newbie & Motivated in Atlanta

JImarcus Blanding
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Atlanta, GA
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Newbie to BP but definitely not to business. Started out in business with my newspaper route when I was 8, a year later figured out I could have other kids work for me and pay then $20-30/wk and keep the other $70-80. Long story short, I took over another route in downtown Greenville, SC, where all the top notch people of the city worked (millionaires, bankers, architects, etc.) while still having my help do my original route at now a 50/50 split. I learned a lot from the downtown folks. Fast forward, I continued that until about the 8th grade(got heavier into football and track) where I let another kid buy me out for $200 and 30% profits for 8 months. Getting the route downtown was big business for kids our age then because no one wanted to give up the downtown area. Glad, he didn't default because at that age I definitely didn't think about writing it on a contract, LOL.

After college, started my own clothing line and moved to atlanta since that’s where most of my team was, but still worked as Financial Research Analyst for ACS on a state contract for about the last 7 years. The clothing company eventually went south because in the fashion industry you have stay at the top of the game but I learned a ton about having my own business. At that same time I was taking money putting it into some real estate deals with an investor, but that wasn't promising after a while (my lack of education in real estate at the time but not anymore) and he wasn't too great of a businessman so had to cxl that before I lost too much and now after properly educating myself over the last year I am back in real estate because I have never been big on what I consider Corp. America and making someone wealthy instead of myself and others around me.

Interest: wholesaling, lease-option, rehabbing, foreclosures

Need: Good buying agent, attorney, good reputable contractors.

I must say BP has already provided me a great deal of knowledge and been a big confirmation for several things or question that I still had pondering. You guys rock.

READY TO ROCK AND ROLL!!

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