All Forum Posts by: Chase Ezell

Real estate investing is a new interest of mine. I educate myself everyday and try to learn all I can about it before diving in head first. My only real estate assets right is full equity in my home. Flipping single family homes seems like a good starting point for me due to the quicker ROI to build capital for larger properties. Finding a foreclosure in the right location or an abandoned home that needs rehab seems smart. Am I wrong? Renting a single family residence does not seem logical do to the amount of time it would take for the ROI. Any advice?

My name is Chase Ezell and I am 28 years old. I am a full time paramedic and side hustler out of Birmingham, AL. I currently own and operate an exterior cleaning business as well as working my full time day job. I am and have been for a long time, extremely drawn towards being a full time entrepreneur. My goals in a nutshell is to create long term wealth for my family, create jobs, and make a difference in people's lives. I am extremely motivated in being successful and real estate investing crossed my mind one day at work. The more I educate myself, the more I find that it is right up my alley. 

The reason for this post is to hopefully gain more knowledge and advice on where I should go from here. I own my home free and clear and wanting to use the equity to start my real estate investment journey. Buying and flipping sounds like a good starting point for me. I am skilled in most all trades and very self sufficient, so a lot of the home improvements will be done myself. Is using a HELOC a good way to purchase my first property? Is buying and flipping the right way to start? 

Please give me any advice that you may have to give! Thanks!