All Forum Posts by: Al Diaz

@Jamie McCauley

congrats!! Great work!

Welcome to BP !!!

@Dan Barli thanks for the welcome! I actually went to one last week at Montclair Brewery, and will be attending more in the near future. Look forward to hopefully meeting you at one of the nearby events!

Hello Bigger Pockets! 

I just want to take a moment and say what a great resource Bigger Pockets is! From the educational aspects for newbies, such as myself, to the willingness of members to share their information with anyone, this is a great place to be! Thank you!

A little about me:

I am Al Diaz, an accountant by trade, and currently reside in Essex County, NY (West Orange to be exact). 

For the last 17 years, I have been a Real Estate Development/Construction accountant for some of the bigger Developers in the NYC area. I have worked on the Atlantic Yard project in Downtown Brooklyn (Barclays Center), and the NY Times Building in Times Square. I transitioned to student housing in 2012 and joined a startup that focused on campus adjacent (but university unaffiliated) luxury student housing across the United States. 

I have had a lot of exposure to how some of the bigger real estate deals have been put together, and am now looking to begin the journey to obtain financial independence, build a strong portfolio, and develop the generational wealth that I dream for my family. I, like most of the heads of the companies I have worked for, am starting at ground zero, and am looking forward to absorbing as much information as I can on bigger pockets. 

I would eventually like to land on the developer side, building ground up, but am keenly aware that I might have to start a little slower. With that said, I am thinking of getting into fix and flips to begin, and possibly transition to buy and holds once cash reserves increase, and eventually develop. 

Regards!

Al Diaz