All Forum Posts by: Mark Garcia

Welcome Marcus H.! I too have been educating myself for the past few weeks and am putting together a short yet effective plan. I currently have a career with a local municipality..also in engineering, and will base some of my plan/niche choosing on the following:

1) I must have continuous passion for the niche I choose.
2) It must work with my current work schedule..."Lunch time, Free time & weekend Warrior! :D
3) The niche I choose will best suit the area(s) I intend on investing.

Since I come from the construction and engineering field, I know/Seen the impacts of not having a plan to follow...crooked walls and warped floors are never good! :D so I'm certain your planning will pay off. I do know many contractors so message me sometime and gladly share their info.

Again, welcome and I look forward to seeing what the future holds!

Dee M. I'm interested, Send any info you have to [email protected]
Thank You

My apologies Steve as I was reading this on the mobile app and it appeared you were the one looking to sell the properties but I see Dee was the initiator of this :D

Steve Stern , Please email any details to [email protected]
Thank You

As I've been researching different REI niches to start out, I've noticed that my original plan to wholesale as well as fix and flip may not be the best niche as it seems it'll require more regular-hour time that may interfere with my primary job. I came to this conclusion as it seems the majority of the calls and communication must happen during my regular work schedule. I fully intend on being a Lunch-Time-Warrior but has anyone had success with either their wholesaling or Fix & flip business while working a full time job (While starting out) and if so, how did you structure your time management so that interference between the two doesn't occur?

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

Hello everyone! I recently gained an extreme thirst to learn all I can about real estate investing after talking with my current landlord whom was an active investor himself years ago. Lets just say I long for the freedom he and his family have. So with that, I do not want to say I'm getting into this to try and be rich but would rather have the freedom from that wealth to make it to my daughters mid-day school function, meet my wife for lunch without checking in with a supervisor, or just simply have the freedom to take the family on a real trip etc. The point is that when I put my extreme work ethic towards real estate investing, I will eventually establish the ability and freedom to truly live and enjoy more time with family and friends. I know this is not a get rich quick and requires time, commitment and patience.
I have a strong construction and engineering background but I truly know I'm capable of doing more. I have insane work ethic and hope to find some mentors in my area to learn more about the business in today's market. I asked my landlord but he said he established all his properties many years ago and doesn't know all the other niche's such as wholesaling, lease options, or fix and flips. I'm very pleased to see all of the information that BP and its members provide and look forward to meeting some folks in the Denver area. Again, I currently do not have any experience in real estate and plan on getting a good education prior to jumping in. Once comfortably educated, I intend on starting out with wholesaling to gain a 'bigger pocket' :D so that I can lean towards some fix and hold properties as well as fix and sell.

Thanks BP for creating such an amazing community and look forward to meeting more of its members!

Positively,

Mark Garcia
Denver Metro Area