All Forum Posts by: Blake Charitat

@Andrew Cordle Thanks for the awesome tips and advice. I was actually interested in joining GAREIA. Any thoughts on this one? I'll definitely be sure to implement those keywords into my investing strategy. I'll be sure to read and post frequently, and have already learned a ton from all the posts I have read. Thanks again!

Sorry for the late response, i've been stuck in classes all day. 

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! 

@Brent Fleeman Im from Woodstock, GA and most areas North of Atlanta are around 45 minutes to an hour away, so ill be focusing there. Cobb and Cherokee counties specifically to start with.  

@Todd Campbell Thank you very much! 

@Darrell Shepherd Thanks a ton! I'll definitely have to take you up on that sometime. I'll try to post updates tracking my progress as I move forward toward my first deal, and be sure to let you know if I hit any rough spots and need guidance, which, from reading many forum posts on here, I assume will be often.

Hello everyone!

My name is Blake Charitat. I just started attending college, and am already realizing that a conventional job is not the best fit for me. I have never been one to "follow the herd" and am a bit of a very small scale serial entrepreneur. I love the idea of working for myself and working hard for proportional rewards. I am a passionate, positive and motivated person as well as a voracious learner. My short term goal is to have my first wholesale deal under my belt before summer time, and my long term goals are too lengthy to list here! I can't wait to get started and start gaining the experience necessary to become successful in this business. 

This far, I have found a local investor who graciously provided me with the attorney she uses to close her deals as well as the contracts she uses. I have ordered bandit signs and am in the process of starting a direct mail campaign to a list of absentee owners in my area acquired from Listsource. I am confident in my ability to speak to people, negotiate, etc. However, I'm still a bit shaky on the numbers side of things. Estimating repair costs, calculating ARV and things of that nature, I am still uneasy with. However, I know these things come with experience.

I am always looking to connect with new people, so please don't be afraid to talk to me! 

Thanks a ton! 

Blake Charitat