Newbie Tony, from Lynden Washington
Hi everybody!
My name is Tony Hoefakker, from Lynden Washington. As the title states I'm new to BP.
I'm also fairly new to real estate. I actually purchased my first home to flip in 2008. Paid way to much for it, and it's still our primary residence today. Completely renovated though so that's cool. haha. That's how you learn I guess.
I have spent the last 10 years as an electrician, but starting last week I am now a realtor with Coldwell Banker Bain.
I decided to pursue being a realtor so I could be more in tune with the market, I love working with people, and I always felt that if I had a good realtor when I purchased my home I might have done things differently. I hope make some great connections, and potentially earn a little more money so I can start investing again.
We plan on selling our home this year, even though we won't make any money on it hopefully we can get enough cash out to move forward. Even though I enjoyed renovating our home, I think I'll be turning my attention to buy and holds. Its tough to find flippers in the PNW.
I joined BP to meet some great people, and learn from anyone who will share.
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Welcome.
Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info. Here you will meet wholesalers who provide deals and rehabbers (cash buyers).
Two Great reads, I bought both J. Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook
Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10. Real Estate Rewind Starting over
Good Luck
Paul
Thanks Paul! I'll check out those books right away, and look for some REIA clubs!
Welcome to biggerpokets! Glad you joined this group.I wish you success on all you deals !
Anthony, welcome to BiggerPockets. From a southern border of the state to the northern border! You will find plenty of people willing to share, be sure to stay active on the site. Electrician background and real estate agent are great assets to bring to your buy and hold adventure.
Thanks @Marlon Wilson, Excited to be here!
@Michele Fischer, I hope so. I am confident in my abilities if I can find good deals. Hopefully I learn more about that as a realtor! Thanks for the advice:)