New to BP!- Planning to start around Seattle Area

[Hoda Jafarzadeh]

Hi!

I just moved to Seattle some couple of months ago and start using BP.

I am an Architect with 5 years of experience, I like to do the actual work and not sitting at the desk. But I don't really know how to start. 

My goal is to get started with flipping and looking to work with some one more experienced in the area to get know the business and get some connections.

I would appreciate any of your help or suggestion to get started.

Thanks,

[Eric Army]

Hi! Best of luck! I'm an architect / rs investor on the opposite coast, and it's been a cool ride.

I have my own practice, and I've leveraged my design profits into downpayments. I've found many of my best contractors through my architecture clients. And I've found clients take my advice on thier designs more seriously when I can talk finance & roi from experience.

One opportunity you'll find is that in meeting other investors/developers/contractors people always need plans drawn, which could help generate cash-flow at a different rate (or schedule) than your flips. Are you licensed?

I've also had investors who "don't need an architect" until I walk through thier space, and give them a little 5 minute sketch of how they could reconfigure thier idea to be so much simpler & higher quality.