New real estate investor from New Jersey

[Louis Macri]

Hello everyone,

My name is Lou and I have recently started a new chapter in my life. I graduated from Temple University Fox School of Business with a degree in finance and a degree in real estate. I've always liked working with my hand but enjoyed finance as well when I got to college. Well after sitting behind a desk for 12 years make other people a lot of money and not getting much satisfaction out of what i was doing i decided it was time to do what makes me happy. I started an LLC in Oct. 2016 and purchased my first flip in november. I have never been happier. I am fortunate to have the skills to do most of the work myself and i am learning more every day. I am now my own boss, expect to make similar money right off the bat, and have way more family time to spend with my wife and three kids. Due to the winter months I will not be able to list the property until approximately March because I am having gas lines run to the home and the gas company won't be able to do it till March. This is a very exciting and scary time for me as I am chasing my dreams but also committed to it 100% as I am not doing this as a second job :) My long term goals are to be able to manage about 3 flips a year as well as purchase a rental property every year for the next 15 years. The only thing i feel holding me back at this point is funding but as i move more houses more money will become available and i will be closer to my goals each day!

[Louis Macri]

@John Mathewson Thanks.  I look forward to meeting great people here as well as in the other organizations i've recently joined.  Thanks for offering assistance.  I'm sure I'll have many questions for everyone here in the not to distant future.