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Commercial property owner & multi-business operator - ready to connect & learn
Hey everyone - I'm James, primarily based in Austin, TX with roots in Northeast Ohio. I'm a pediatric dentist by training who's been transitioning into entrepreneurship and real estate over the past several years.
I currently own a commercial property in Barberton, OH (small retail space, leased) and run a few businesses across different entity structures - an S Corp, a couple LLCs, and the rental property. Managing the finances across all of them has been one of the biggest learning curves, honestly. Went from a shoebox-and-spreadsheet approach to Xero to eventually building my own bookkeeping tool out of frustration with paying for separate subscriptions per entity.
I'm here to learn from people who've been doing this longer than I have - especially around commercial real estate, multi-entity management, and scaling a small portfolio. Happy to share what I've picked up along the way about entity structuring, working with accountants across multiple businesses, and the bookkeeping side of things.
Looking forward to being part of the community.