All Forum Posts by: Zach Romashko

@Isaac Kuehn Welcome to BP!

From what you've said, you are already doing the right things and off to a great start. I wish I would have been that interested in real estate during highschool!

I think @Kiersten Vance said it best, save save save and try to get something that you can live in but also rent out to get a start and a feel for being a landlord.

Keep working hard and you can achieve some great things through real estate!

@Joe Schmitt Welcome to BP! You are making a great choice to come on and learn with BP. Also if you haven't yet, check out MNREIA like @Christopher Meis had mentioned. Its another great place to learn and network with like minded people.

Thank you all for the advise! What do you guys think about direct mailing in a city of this size? Would it be a waste of time and money?

To go along with the mailing question, I've heard some people have a lot of success mailing landlords who have recently filed an eviction. What's the best way to get an evictions list from the county?

Im looking to start investing in real estate and mainly I want to start by acquiring rentals in the mankato Minnesota area. This is a city that is a huge college town of 40k people and is growing a steady place. The city is really stick on approving new rental licenses so it would be best to buy SF/multi family homes that already have a license.

What would be the best way to market to find off MLS deals in a city of this size?

Those are all really great points Russell! 

I guess I was leaning towards just using my own name but thats just because I really couldn't think up something that was catchy or actually sounded good. Do you have any tips for coming up with a good name? 

I know that in the beginners guide it says that your biggest marketing tool is "yourself" and I believe this 100%. I also believe people will do business with you because of you and not your business name. That being said as long as you put something like "real estate" or "properties" after your business, does it really matter what your business name is? 

Thank you everyone for the greetings! I look forward to seeing on the site and interacting with you all further. 

Hello Everyone, 

My name is Zach, I am a recent college graduate who majored in finance. After graduation I entered into the corporate business world and quickly found out it wasn't what I thought it was going to. I found myself looking for alternative ways I could continue to grow and build towards a better future, where I didn't have to be stuck in a cube all day long. This is when I first got into real estate and dove in head first. I am constantly trying learn through anyway possible and slowly found myself gravitating towards BP. I read a lot of the articles and thought it was about time for myself to get involved. I hope by being on BP I can learn and network with like minded individuals who share the same passion and drive as I do. After all, "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" - Jim Rohn