All Forum Posts by: Matthew Jones

@Dee Cole....thanks for the welcome. Maybe we can get together and talk real estate. Maybe we can even work together in the future!

@Chris T.....thanks for the welcome! Id love to meet up sometime and talk real estate! If you enjoy the lake, you and your family are welcome to come up to my lake house anytime! 

@Mark Nolan....thank you! I have been making good use of the "learn" tab and have been absorbing as much as possible!

@Russell Brazil....thats awesome! I would eventually like to get into fix and flips as I am very handy and love projects. But with my full time job, it wouldnt be a smart decision for me yet.

Truthfully, this is a very exciting time in my life. I am 28, single, have a very solid, steady job and the future is on my own shoulders. Ive been telling myself I would get into real estate for a while, but decided now is the time.

@James Slaughter...thanks for the welcome! I really love it down here! Have you ever heard of the real estate agent BJ Knox? I randomly met her at a bar in Cornelius a few weeks ago and we talked real estate. She was telling me her family has been in this area since the 1700s....Im sure they made a killing when Lake Norman was created. Maybe I can tap your brain some day, and in return, would be glad to help you with anything I can!

@Jinyu D., I would be glad to help with whatever I can. It is a great area!

@Russell Brazil what kind of properties do you invest in down my way if you dont mind me asking?

@Christopher Stanis small world man! I was back up there not too long ago. My mom just bought a lake house on Lake O Meadows right over the PA border from Apalachin so I had to check it out. Ill hit you up for sure when I come back! Right before I decided to move down here, I was real close to purchasing a duplex in Binghamton since there are millions of duplexes there. It is a much different market down here.

@Jinyu D. I started listing to podcasts while doing mindless work today! Makes the time go faster when you are doing/listening to something interested. I see that you are in Charlotte as well....maybe we can meet up some day and talk business plans and what not! 

Thank you @Paul Timmins!!

Thank you @Rachelle Rodavia!!!!

Hey everyone!! My name is Matthew Jones, and I currently live in Cornelius, NC. Cornelius, is about 15 miles north of Charlotte. I have lived in Cornelius for 15 months, and I love it here! My current living situation is quite interested. I am renting a house that is on 5 acres right on Lake Norman! (This could be an investment opportunity for somewhere here...I dont have deep enough pockets...yet!!!) I was born and raised in Binghamton, NY (Upstate) and after 26 years there, I decided it was time for a change.

I have been interested in Real Estate for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I would grab the local real estate listings wherever I was and look and dream BIG and tell myself that I want to be in real estate some day. Now a days, I am always browsing internet sites for listings and searching for deals, as well as reading whatever I can get my hands on to learn more about real estate. 

Currently, I work for TIAA-CREF as a Business Metrics Analyst, but I am finding that the corporate world just isnt exciting enough for me. There is really no thrill in it. I believe there is no better time than now, and I am glad I found this site.

My current goal/plan is to buy and hold small multi-family units, as well as single family units. My first purchase will most likely be a duplex/triplex that I will live in and manage.

I would love to meet some locals to work with. I have a lot that I can bring to the table. I am super ambitious, and not afraid to work tirelessly to get a job done. I have a small background in construction, and I am as handy as they come. 

Anyways, enough about me! I am excited to be here and learn from you all, or ya'll as I saw now since I am a southerner lol. 

- Matt