Quit Job

[Dennis Shinn]

Well BP Family, I quit my job about two weeks ago.  Every time the job would take away the overtime, I would be at a financial stand still and thus, would not have the ability to build onto my RE portfolio.  So I told myself "forget the job" (at the steel mill).  I looked into the future and saw failure written all over remaining there.  So the decision was, either I can stay here and fail by getting by and just paying bills my whole life, or I can give it a shot and take my future into my own hands and start making my own paychecks by doing something I actually like to do (building decks and fences).  I except the fact that I may have to get some kind of job when building season is over, but its definitely better than waking up to a nightmare Monday through Friday. 

[Dennis Shinn]

@Mellinda Thaxter

Hi, it all worked out for the best. I did fences and decks like I said I would for about a year. Then I took another leap of faith and started wholesaling full time and I stopped taking fence and deck jobs. I have added another property to the portfolio and we are about to close on another rental hopefully in about a couple of weeks. When we close on this one, I will finally be financially free (if all tenants pay there rent). That will be a major milestone for me. The next milestone will be to acquire $1 million worth of property. I have gone back to doing fences, decks and handyman work to be able to add to the war chest so we can buy more rentals as well (but it is very stress free and it’s work that I enjoy doing). God is real and I have moments sometimes where I feel extremely blessed to be able to wake up and look at and analyze deals as an occupation.