All Forum Posts by: Muoki Musau

@Joaquin Camarasa really?? I would be honored to meet you and hear your family’s extraordinary story. I’ll send a message

@Todd Powell LUCK -Labor Under Correct Knowledge

MIND. BLOWN. Reading your story has inspired me to be make LUCK in my own life and business.

Top of the Morning, BP! I have three objectives in this post:

1. Share who I am and why I am in RE

2. Share where I live and where I want to focus

3. Open the floor for advice, tips, and other investors who have found success in my area

I. Me

I am a real estate agent in northern Virginia. I grew up in Kenya, my family immigrating to Virginia in 2001.

My wife and I have served orphans for the past two years in Eswatini, Africa, prior to beginning my career in real estate.

My passion is twofold and combined into one large vision: to create affordable housing AND financial education for low income and immigrant families. From my heritage and my work experience, these are two sides of community development that I aim to address as an investor.

II. Market Focus

I will begin my investor career in Loudoun County, VA, then fund and build housing in Kenya and Eswatini through a nonprofit called Abide Well.

I grew up in LoCo after immigrating here, which is serene but not very helpful in real estate terms. I’m brand-spankin’ new to real estate (both sales and investing), so I’m a blank slate and currently building my knowledge.

I’m currently learning the wholesaling strategy through an investor’s network here in NoVA.

III.

Northern Virginia (NoVA) is a tough market in general, and very overpriced (sales increasing +8% YoY 2018-2019). Thats one side of reality that makes starting up and finding deal #1 a challenge. I’m in eastern LoCo but have a suspicion there are fairer pastures more west of me.

Any advice/tips on starting and sustaining a wholesaling focus?

Advice/tips on wholesaling/investing in Loudoun County?

P.S.

I’m passionate about real estate and believe it can open incredible doors of opportunity for me, my family, and the people I want to serve, and would be honored to serve other investors in the area as I grow my business.

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Welcome, @Eric Mbualungu! I look forward to learning from you and encouraging you in your goals. The sky- no, BEYOND the sky is the limit!!!

Thanks for the warm welcome, @Adrienne Green, @Bill Hampton and @Account Closed

Happy New Years, BP Community! I’m a new member to Bigger Pockets, and a new realtor licensed in Virginia. I’m brand-spanking new to the world of real estate in general (licensed in November, I was a photographer prior) and investing in particular.

I've historically only seen money as something to use to survive, and if there's more after the bills are paid, take my wife to dinner lol 🗣🤷🏿‍♂️ I am becoming more convinced that REI is a great way to build wealth for my family and future generations.

Some of my initial goals here are:

- to learn more about the dynamics of real estate so that I can be knowledgeable for myself, and also to help my clients.

- to learn from other investors on smart ways to become a full-time investor

- network with other investors and professionals to find ways to contribute to THEIR success

To ALL our success now and in the future—thank you for having me!

- Muoki