My First Blog Post

Things have been slow at the office since rental season has come to a close so I thought I would try creating a blog.  It seems to be a big thing these days.  Please excuse me if I am blogtarded.  I hope anyone who chooses to read my blog will be patient with me as I learn.

I should start by introducing myself.  For those who do not know me, my name is Jeff Koenig and my company is Vandelay Group LLC.  I am in my mid 20’s and have chosen real estate as my profession.  After years in the food service industry, I have been able to make real estate my full-time job.  A few years ago, as the market showed signs of starting to tumble, I decided to start buying rentals on the Eastside of Milwakuee, Wisconsin.  I worked briefly for others in real estate during college and never worked in construction.  I am a self-taught real estate investor and have had to learn construction because of all of the REOs I have been buying.  I benefit from having a great unpaid CFO and general counsel, my mom, a tax lawyer and corporate consultant.

The Eastside of Milwaukee, my investment area, is composed to zip codes 53202, 53211, and some of 53212.  The Upper Eastside (53211 and 53212) is centered around the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.  The Lower Eastside (53202) revolves around historic Brady St. and runs along Lake Michigan to downtown Milwaukee.

If my blog turns out to be something people want to read, I would like to share my ideas in the following categories: what I have learned about property management, my daily activities, reviews of books and articles that interest me, construction and rehab tips, reviews of vendors, and details of my future deals.