Phoenix AZ Investor new to BP

[Robert Levaro]

My name is Robert Levaro. I became an investor in distressed property in Phoenix when the market tanked here in 2008. My strategy was to buy and hold but frankly hate being a landlord. Since the market has rebounded strongly in the last year, I have pared down my inventory of rentals -selling as tenants leave and redeployed the proceeds into fixing and flipping. Now my challenges are the low level of inventory, the "mindless" competition from the capital groups and my inability to quickly renovate the properties I do acquire. I am looking forward to learning from the wide and varied experience of BiggerPockets members.