Newbie in Austin, TX, TON of design & construction experience

Newbie in Austin, TX, TON of design & construction experience

Round Rock, TX · Member since 2017 · 3 posts · 1 vote

Hello BP,

Darius, a newbie from Austin, Texas by way of Houston looking to get into SFR REI; specifically fix and flips in both the Austin and Houston markets. I have an extensive background (10+ years) in both Architectural Design (masters degree in Architecture) and Construction; both general construction project management as well as hands on experience performing a plethora of construction trades (framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, flooring, doors/windows & hardware, drywall, painting, finish carpentry, etc.) on new construction, rehabs, remodels and additions.

So far, I have successfully completed one deal that consisted of new construction of a 2,500 SF SFR in the Austin area. I handled everything from the land acquisition (acquired by way of 'for sale by owner') to securing financing for construction, to managing the project budget and overseeing the construction, to self performing roughly 90% of the trades involved.

I am interested in applying my design/construction background combined with the experienced gained from closing my first deal to fix and flips. I have a ton of resources at my disposal in the realm of A/E as well as Construction and am looking to grow my network; specifically RE professionals, HMLs and Private Investors and I think BP is a great platform to which this can be executed on!

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  • Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2016 · 361 posts · 394 votes
    8y

    Welcome to BP, and you are correct that it's a great platform to grow your network. It sounds like you bring a lot of relevant skills and experience to the table, and are off to a great start.

  • Round Rock, TX · Member since 2017 · 3 posts · 1 vote
    8y

    Thanks Kris! It is my hope that the relevant skills and experience that I am able to bring to the table in lieu of having a ton of REI experience, helps to facilitate different networking opportunities with more seasoned investors, lenders, RE professionals and the like!

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    Audio Engineer and Investor · Cebu City, Cebu · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 881 votes
    8y

    Hello @Darius Heads, glad to have you here! Let us know how we can help! And you should jump in, the community is pretty great here. You'll love it :)

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  • Real Estate Broker · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 38 posts · 36 votes
    8y

    Congrats @Darius Heads - it sounds like you have a lot of great tools in your "toolbox"!   I am a broker/agent/investor here in Austin.  The BP community is the best with a lot of great advice.  Of course, please don't hesitate to reach out if I can be of assistance to you personally.

  • Round Rock, TX · Member since 2017 · 3 posts · 1 vote
    8y
    Thank you everyone for the encouragement! Looking to hit the ground running. If anyone has any recommendations to any local lenders that will work with someone like myself that may consider my background as somewhat of a trade off to having a significant amount of REI experience I️ would greatly appreciate it! Thanks again!
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