I am new to real estate investing; utilizing the plethora of resources on Bigger Pockets as well as reading books. Interested in SFHs, MFHs, and BRRR. Looking forward to meeting and connecting with new people!
Looking to expand real estate knowledge. Grew up with real estate investors for parents and learned a ton from them.
Husband and father of two.
My name is James Austin, I'm just starting and have zero experience, I spent 6 years in the Army, I have an Associates in Electronics Engineering and for a long time never really thought about money or investing, until now, when I realized, or I should say became fed up with the day to day Rat Race.
I believe that knowledge is power and key. I also believe in simplicity. My interest in real estate is to be in control of my own time but to help families gain a home as well in return. Everything I do in life, I want to make sure it doesn't only benefit me, but everyone as well. "If you're dream only includes you, it's too small." I am not...
"It is the unemotional, reserved, calm, detached warrior who wins, not the hothead seeking vengeance and not the ambitious seeker of fortune."
-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
RVA by way of CT, CA, TX
Buy and Hold, Fix and Flip
Continuing to move forward.
I'm a small business owner turned Project Director with a rental portfolio in Michigan. I have years of experience running projects and teams spanning the globe, and use those skills to manage a diverse portfolio of SF and MF properties.
I began buying houses in 2011 (before that I was a professional musician) and I currently have a few houses that I rent out and I flip one about every 3 months (the length of time required to own a short sale house to sell it to somebody using an FHA loan). I am planning on buying more houses to rent out from the profits I make flipping which...