My 14 Year Plan within real estate...

[Ryan O'Hara]

Over the last few weeks, I have been working on my long term goals (14-15 years) within real estate and life as a whole. Essentially, I want to systematically grow my portfolio over the next 14 years by adding a door to the formula each year (example: Bought 3 in 2022. Goal is to buy 4 in 2023, 5 in 2024). After breaking that down and really pinning down what I want to do long term in my career, I am looking to dive head first into the real estate world. 

Currently, I am in software sales, but I want to see what roles are out there in the real estate world. I am a big believer in doing the work to learn rather than only  learning in the classroom (i.e. reading books/listening to the podcast). While I know there are the obvious roles like agents and property managers, I wanted to see if there are other roles to learn the industry as a full time career rather than side hustle for the time being. What roles are out there to show the ins and outs of the industry?

[Aj Parikh]

Hi Ryan! There are not a lot of investors who put their vision down and even fewer who are willing to share it with the Bigger Pockets Community so you have already in the right direction. As far as side hustles go for real estate investors while having a W2 job, I have found on instagram that investors are always looking for someone to manage their flips remotely or need help with their scheduling. Wholesaling and flipping are usually the most productive ones but it will be more work to take on. 

I always see Brandon Turner posting open positions and even my realtor who has 20 flips going on is looking for someone to help him manage the contractors remotely with payments and scheduling. 

Additionally, if you have planned to scale your portfolio, I would recommend working with turnkey providers out of state which will help you grow as well as be passive in your journey. If that is an approach you want to explore, feel free to reach out