All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

@Joseph High

That would be awesome! And thank you for the words of encouragement, I really appreciate it. I will definitely stay in touch with you, and if you see any way we could work together or help each other out I would be happy to look into it!

@Zach Hoskins

Great, thank you for getting in touch! I'll send some questions or ideas your way if I come up with them!

If you catch wind of any interesting deals, maybe owner financed or something, please feel free to send them my way!

@Luka Milicevic

Awesome, thank you for the encouragement and your willingness to answer my questions! I will certainly let you know if I come up with any specific questions for you!

Hi everyone! My name is Ben Rastelli, and I am a full-time college student about to enter my senior year at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) here in the Greater Nashville area. I am majoring in business, specifically Entrepreneurship. I currently live at home, which is about 45 minutes up north of Nashville, but with classes starting soon and my desire to get started in real estate investing at an all-time high, I want to be creative and find a unique situation for housing this coming school year.

My "dream situation" at this point would be to find a property in the general Nashville area, maybe even down in Murfreesboro near MTSU, that is perhaps a fixer-upper, that I could move into and "house-hack" by bringing in some friends to rent out the rooms, which would ideally cover my monthly payment. During this time I would work on renovating/rehabbing the property, and ultimately, if possible, I would look to complete the BRRRR method on it and begin looking for other properties to invest in. This situation would give me a shorter commute to school, while also giving me my start in real estate investing. This being said, I would certainly be open to other creative ideas that would keep me from paying $500-$700 a month just to rent an apartment or commuting from home each day.

All of that sounds good and well, but of course as a full-time student I do not have a lot of capital to work with yet. I would love to get in touch with anyone that would be willing to offer me any information or even support regarding this idea. I would be happy to meet in person for coffee or lunch sometime to talk about things and get to better know each other! I am always looking to meet new people, so whether you are a real estate investor, a private money/hard money lender, a realtor, or anyone else in the general Nashville area that would like to get in touch, please feel free to reach out!

Thank you for taking the time to read through this post, I truly appreciate it. I look forward to hearing from some of you all soon and hopefully developing some great relationships! If you know of anyone that might be interested in talking with me, even if just via phone or email, please feel free to mention me to them, and I would be happy to message you my info!

@John Craven Hi John! I live here in the greater Nashville area, and there are two groups you should definitely check out if you get the chance. Anyone else who is here in the general Nashville/Middle TN area should check these groups out as well!

The first is the Music & Money Investors Group. Here is a link to their Facebook page, where you can learn more about them:

https://www.facebook.com/musicandmoneyinvestorsgroup/

You don't have to be a member to attend these meetups, and it is free for anyone to come!

The other group is currently in a sort of "forming period," and it is being put together by @Michael Skvorak. We just recently met for the first time, but there was a good turnout of beginning and experienced investors, and there is talk of making it a routine meetup, perhaps once a month or so.

Hopefully this helps you John, and anyone else looking to join some REI groups here in the general Nashville/Middle Tennessee area! I hope to meet some of you all at some events soon!

@Michael Skvorak Are things still on for meeting at 7 tonight?

@Michael Skvorak Awesome! I will definitely look to be there!

@Michael Skvorak That's a great idea! I live a bit north of Nashville, and I would love the chance to network with other Middle TN investors!

If you could use a hand with planning the event or figuring out logistics, please let me know and I would be happy to help!