New Member, South Bend IN

Hey Everyone!
My name is Niel and I am from South Bend, IN. I live about 5 minutes from the Notre Dame Campus. I'm 28 years old and have been interested in real estate since I was young. I work full time as a supervisor right now. I have my RE license and have been involved in about a dozen flips in the past year and a half. My role in the partnership has been to do all the legwork (project manager and accountant) and over this time I have learned the ins and outs. I have been reading the BP forums for about 6 months but this is my first post. I have learned a lot from you all(Thank you!) and am really excited to be part of a community that shares the same interests as I do. I have been fortunate in finding a mentor in my area but he is in the process of wanting to slow down on the investing. My goals include becoming a consistent fix and flip investor and to build a great reputation in my area for doing the right things.
Right now I am raising capital and trying to transition from flipping one property at a time to multiple 8).
Thank you all for listening and I hope to talk with all of you in the coming months!

Bill Gulley

Real Estate Investor · Springfield, Missouri

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Feb 09 '11, 12:11 AM

Welcome to the posting side of BP Niel. You should have jumped in long ago. Good luck!

Bill Gulley

Real Estate Investor · Springfield, Missouri

5,642 posts
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Feb 09 '11, 12:11 AM

Welcome to the posting side of BP Niel. You should have jumped in long ago. Good luck!

Michael Stole

Real Estate Investor · Indianapolis, Indiana

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Feb 09 '11, 12:38 AM

A welcome from Indy.

Originally posted by Niel Kluszczynski

Hey Everyone!
My name is Niel and I am from South Bend, IN. I live about 5 minutes from the Notre Dame Campus. I'm 28 years old and have been interested in real estate since I was young. I work full time as a supervisor right now. I have my RE license and have been involved in about a dozen flips in the past year and a half. My role in the partnership has been to do all the legwork (project manager and accountant) and over this time I have learned the ins and outs. I have been reading the BP forums for about 6 months but this is my first post. I have learned a lot from you all(Thank you!) and am really excited to be part of a community that shares the same interests as I do. I have been fortunate in finding a mentor in my area but he is in the process of wanting to slow down on the investing. My goals include becoming a consistent fix and flip investor and to build a great reputation in my area for doing the right things.
Right now I am raising capital and trying to transition from flipping one property at a time to multiple 8).
Thank you all for listening and I hope to talk with all of you in the coming months!

Charles Perkins

Landlord · Seattle, Washington

2,986 posts
18 awards
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Feb 15 '11, 04:08 PM

Welcome Neil.

Sounds like your building some valuable experience. Glad that you found someone that understands what it takes to flip properties.

I'm always glad to hear about younger people getting started in RE. You will have many years to learn the ins and outs and can have the opportunity to build a nice nest egg.

Patricia S.

· Michigan

17 posts
50 influence

Apr 26 '11, 04:48 AM

Neil,
I have been working with a company in South Bend - they have the perfect program for buy and hold properties. They buy, rehab (quality work!!!), choose the tenants from the waiting list, due to their great reputation, and manage those properties. They have software for the out-of-state investor to know exactly when the rent is paid - photos, they have it all. The investor gets instant equity and cash flow. Please contact me if you would like to become involved in this operation because they are always looking for investors for a long term relationship. Thanks,
Patti

Joshua Dorkin

BiggerPockets Founder · Denver, Colorado

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Apr 28 '11, 11:55 PM

Hey and welcome to BiggerPockets, Niel! I'm glad to see you come out of the shadows to post after 6 months lurking.

I wonder if you'd be able to tell me what you think may have incentivized you to jump in and post/participate sooner?

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Niel Kluszczynski

Real Estate Investor · South Bend, Indiana

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Apr 30 '11, 12:49 PM

thanks Josh,
I am more of the do your due diligence before jumping into anything so it was definitely nothing against BP. I now feel like I know a lot of you by your posts and how genuine you all are. I am still very much in the learning stage but i will help others when possible and I look forward to becoming more social on here in the future!

Derek Lusk

Real Estate Investor · Chicago, Illinois

8 posts
50 influence

May 03 '11, 12:23 PM

I'm also 28 and not too far from South Bend. Looks like you're doing big things. Keep it up!

Jackie Patterson

Real Estate Investor · Kalamazoo, Michigan

666 posts
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50 influence

May 03 '11, 02:34 PM

Welcome, Neil!

We're only a hour away in Kalamazoo, and we've spent a lot of time in So, Bend. I created and managed the U93 RoofSit to Stop Child Abuse for several years....and am proud to say raised over $2 million for the area child abuse prevention programs. South Bend is a great community. Very generous. Now my husband and I do nationwide short sales, and also fix and flips in our area. Best of luck to you. I'll look forward to your posts.