All Forum Posts by: Jonathan Makovsky

Drive for dollars, and door knocking.

I cannot opine on the course, and if it's good or not. However, if you want to take flipping houses seriously and save your cash for your first deal (or anything else towards your investments), I would recommend: listening to the BP podcasts (take some notes too), buy a flipping book (I liked J Scott's), read through the BP forums/blogs, and ask the community questions.

I would imagine that BP has just about all the information these courses can offer.

Hi @Kevin Keene welcome to the site, and I think your "slow" approach of learning and building a bankroll is not a bad idea, but when you are ready then jump in - you'll never know everything. For learning purposes, you might want to pick up J Scott's book on flipping - it was a big part of how we designed our business model.

Also, we invest in the CT area, and I have my REALTOR's license, so if I can assist feel free to reach out.

Happy investing.

Hope all of the Connecticut investors can make it to the 5th FREE real estate meet-up at Anna Liffey's in Fairfield with NO PITCHING! (Mark your calendar for the last Wednesday of each month.)

Last event was a great turnout again with about 30 people and we would love if you can join (please post if you can).

The meet-up is from 7pm - 9pm, and around 7:45pm everyone will briefly introduce themselves to the group, and I would strongly recommend you make it for then. It's casual so dress however you feel most comfortable. Please just buy at least one drink (non-alcoholic is fine) from the bar to support Anna Liffey's for allowing us to use their space.

We have had buy-and-hold investors, rehabbers, wholesalers, agents, commercial brokers, lenders, syndicators, a BP podcast guest, attorneys, and other service professionals from all over the state of Connecticut.

[HELPFUL PARKING TIP: Anna Liffey's is located @ 1494 Post Road, Fairfield CT 06824 (http://annaliffeys.com/), and the back room is reserved for us. FYI: ANNA LIFFEY'S IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM VICTORIA'S SECRET, AND THERE IS A FREE PUBLIC PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET AFTER 7PM.]

Also, if you're from any of these areas or know someone that is that might benefit from the meet-up, please invite them: Fairfield, New Haven, Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk, Westport, Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, Wilton, Weston, New Canaan, Easton, Milford, Shelton, Ansonia, Orange, West Haven, East Haven, Branford, Hamden, Naugatuck, Wallingford, Middletown, Cheshire, Woodbridge, Danbury, Newtown, Oxford, Southbury, Middlebury, Waterbury, New Britain, Bristol, Meriden, Southington, Newington, Madison, New London, Killingworth, Seymour, Plainville, Bethel, Redding, Guilford. There's no doubt that I missed more cities, so please let your colleagues know to come.

@Nathaniel Raines @Jason Roberts @Gregory Bennett @George Paiva @Paul Janerico @Account Closed 

Welcome @Allison Leung ! Awesome to see this site continue to grow with a great team. Congrats!

Thanks again to everyone who made it to the Connecticut meet up this month, it was so great seeing everyone! 

If you want to share your contact information with the other investors at the meet-up please message it to @Scott Gombar and he will add it to the Google Drive and it will be shared with the other investors.

Welcome @Douglas Burns ! Happy to see you on the site.

I am not too familiar with Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown area, but I have looked at some properties there with a couple of commercial brokers there and would be happy to introduce you. (Personally I found the few buildings I looked at overpriced, but that may not be representative of the area as a whole)

Happy investing!

Hi @Larry Turowski Great job! 

Everyone has different investment objectives, and there's certainly nothing wrong with building a rental portfolio - fantastic job! Looking forward to hearing more successes from you.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the Connecticut meet-up in Fairfield.

This poster certifies that there will be no pitching of products or services at this event.
Time of Event: 08/27/2014 at 07:00PM - 9PM
Location: Anna Liffey's of Fairfield: (1494 Post Road, Fairfield CT 06824)
Fee to Attend: Free

Around 7:45pm everyone will briefly introduce themselves to the group, and I would strongly recommend you make it for then.

Please note: there is no public pitching, no cost to attend, and no sponsor. Also, it's casual so dress however you feel most comfortable. My only request is that you buy at least one drink (non-alcoholic is fine) from the bar to support Anna Liffey's for allowing us to use their space.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there:

@Gregory Bennett @Dennis Luciano @Paul Janerico @Jason Eyerly @Kathryn Lauterbach-Bell @Scott Gombar @Mike Curley @deidre

Also, if you're from any of these areas or know someone that is that might benefit from the meet-up, please invite them: Fairfield, New Haven, Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk, Westport, Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, Wilton, Weston, New Canaan, Easton, Milford, Shelton, Ansonia, Orange, West Haven, East Haven, Branford, Hamden, Naugatuck, Wallingford, Middletown, Cheshire, Woodbridge, Danbury, Newtown, Oxford, Southbury, Middlebury, Waterbury, New Britain, Bristol, Meriden, Southington, Newington, Madison, New London, Killingworth, Seymour, Plainville, Bethel, Redding, Guilford. There's no doubt that I missed more cities, so please let your colleagues know to come.

Couldn't agree more @J Scott  , and happens to be Interesting timing on this comment. Just in the past few day's: Burger King - an American staple - is allegedly moving its headquarters to Canada for tax savings. Also, if I were to guess an industry that has more mobility to hire long distance talent to work remotely, the tech space seems to be a logical fit. 

That's not to say that Silicon Valley is going away anytime soon or people won't continue to move there in droves - it's probably there for a VERY long time, maybe it stays strong all of our lifetimes - just price the risk in accordingly.