All Forum Posts by: Jose Jusino

Thanks, @Judy Parker! Excited to be here!

Hi BP!

So I was online just scrolling through websites when I came across this site where somebody said they can get you a list of potential motivated sellers. They said the list includes Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers, and Emails.

My question, is it not weird for the "potential motivated seller" to receive a random call, or email from somebody that wants to buy their house? I mean, I understand direct mail postcards but if you call them, don't they ask how you got their number? Or even worse an email? How would you explain that to them?

Just curious if anybody has ever called or emailed a potential lead and what the response was like.

Thanks, @Scott Wolf! I've actually been considering house hacking as a way to get started. It's difficult living in such an expensive market such as the NYC Tri-State area.

I've also been looking into the BRRR Strategy. Any opinions on that one?

Hi Brandon, Welcome! Congrats on taking the plunge. Good luck!

Hi BP!

My name is Jose Jusino and I've been a fan of this site for quite some time now. I've been lurking here and there for the last few months (maybe years?) and trying to learn but I've never put it into action. Trying to change that now!

A little bit about myself, I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to a family that lived off of public assistance. I was the first in my family to attend college, first to graduate from college, first to even get a salaried job so I would consider myself to be pretty determined but I have not been the most successful. One of my uncles owned some real estate. He owned 3 multi family properties (13 units in total) and he was always around! I was always intrigued by the fact that he didn't have to go away for work. He owned his properties, which allowed him to live a comfortable life, which allowed him time with his family, and thats all that he ever wanted and needed. I admired him and wanted to get into real estate from an early age so that when I get older, I can spend time with my family as well. I figured he would be my mentor when I got old enough but then he passed away when I was 15 and I never got a chance to learn about the business from him like I had hoped. This is what led me to learn through research online but oh lord is it difficult!

With so many different options to learn from, and each teaching a different strategy and talking about how the other strategy will not work, I felt paralyzed. Not to mention, my social anxiety doesn't help in this field that requires constant communication.

Recently, due to gentrification in Brooklyn, I was forced out of my home in New York. I now live in a small town in Northern New Jersey and after months of internal debate, I think its time.

I'm here on BP to learn about real estate (specifically Rental Properties), to meet new people, and to have a chance to live the life that I dreamed of when I was a kid going to baseball games with my uncle on a weekday because he didn't have to be stuck in an office for work. 

I'm excited to be here!