All Forum Posts by: Harrison Painter

My goal is to be in a position to give a house a year away to someone who really needs, and deserves it.

Other than that, money does not change anything for me. I would just keep investing and helping others.

There is nothing on this planet I would rather do than what I am doing right now!

- Harrison Painter

What makes me the best of the rest?

Great question........

I have figured out that there are three things I posses that can not be taught:

1. Strong Work Ethic
2. Passion/Desire for Real Estate Investing
3. I Care About Other People

You can learn everything else about real estate investing with books, mentors, seminars, websites, ect............but without these three basic principles, the others become worthless.

- Harrison Painter

I have had some dealing with the Marshall Reddick group, and know a lot of folks that have been involved with the network.

As I see it, Marshall started out being authentic and helping others for the right reasons. However, his organization became too big to control.

The problem I had was that they only promoted new(er) construction, and in the Indianapolis market it just did not make sense. I offered them some amazing opportunities in my market, but they had a very strict formula, and did not want to change it at all. That was a red flag for me, since investors need to be able to change with the markets.

The markets where people where buying for appreciation is, and always will be, risky. Real estate can be a game of chance, but the good news is that you can put the odds in your favor.

I have had some losers properties myself, but at the end of the day I made the final decision to buy it. Regardless of the information anybody has ever presented me, I did all of my own due-diligence, and while I enjoy my victories, I also accept my defeats.

My advice is this, chalk it up as a tough lesson, dust yourself off, and use this experience to make better decisions in the future.

You never hear people complain when things work out great, but they are always looking to blame others when it fails. Not a fault, just human nature. Real estate is tough, and we need thick skin. The effort usually put in to trying to sue others is usually better served trying to find better ways to succeed for yourself.

I hope that does not come off too harsh, as I honestly feel your pain. 99% of the folks in the investment world are feeling pain, so that makes it difficult to find very many professional investors who are receptive to others crying on their shoulder. We are ALL feeling it, but MUST work hard to create viable solutions in order to move forward!

I wish you the best, and all of us here at BP are here to help you in anyway we can.

Thank you,

- Harrison Painter

This is a GREAT question!

What I have been doing is marketing with both, and am in process of collecting data to see what is more effective.

So far the local number is winning, but it is too early to tell.

- Harrison Painter

Tempting because we know that Vegas will never die! LOL

However, it will see much tougher times, especially since we are in a global style recession. In the past other countries could pick up our slack, but right now everybody is hurting!

First sign of a turn-around though, and Vegas will be back, and stronger than ever.....

The big question is, how long will that take? :)

- Harrison

Welcome Ryan!

I love watching the BP network in action!

Get the meeting set up with Jon, and really listen to him. He is filled with amazing information!!!!! You will be in very good hands!

- Harrison

Welcome Kelly!

You are about to meet some awesome people here in the BP who really care about you becoming successful! :)

Talk to you soon!

- Harrison

Welcome Patrick!

Poke around and soak up the wealth of information on this site, you are going to really enjoy that fantastic people here!

Talk to you soon!

- Harrison

Welcome to BP and congratulations on taking the first step!

I also thank you for your service to our country! (Desert Storm Vet here)

We are all looking forward to your future real estate success stories!

Have a Profitable Day!

- Harrison

Condos really scare me right now.

There have been so many lawsuits, HOA problems, and the transient nature of the occupants, not sure if I would be quite ready to move in this direction....at least not just yet.

Vegas is very tempting right now though.......very tempting!

- Harrison