Hello from Southwest Missouri

[Michael W.]

Hi my name is Michael. My wife and I live on a small ranch with our four children, 5 dogs, and way too many horses. This will be our second business, in addition to my regular day job as a software company executive. Our first business operates as an Equine Assisted Learning and Therapy center called The Equine Discovery Center, we are one year into that venture. I have experience with software startups, so I'm very entrepreneurial and I have an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, so I also have formal business training.

Our interest in real estate began as a cost savings and tax advantage recommendation from our accountant for housing our college aged children. As we did the research and took our time to understand the opportunities, our entrepreneurial nature got excited about the potential. The balance of risk and return is attractive to my wife and putting our money to work is attractive to me. We are looking for our first property, with the goal of having two in the next 8-12 months.