All Forum Posts by: Shawn Sullivan

Welcome Matt Lynch! BP is full of helpful resources, soak it up and engage as much as possible.

I am in the middle of my first flip. And since I don't have a lot of capital built up, I am doing all the work other than drywall myself. And this flip will be around $40k worth of rehab costs. Until I get capital built up or find more investors I plan on doing the next couple myself again. However I would like to grow large enough to have a crew or two handling my flips for me and possibly do one myself at the same time, if it makes sense. I love getting my hands dirty on the job. But I recommend only doing what you are comfortable with. It sounds like you have a fairly wide skill set, so doing a lot of work yourself could be beneficial. Only if your time line allows for it.

Welcome Aaron Kramer Glad to see other investors here in the great PNW!

I use Home Depot for 90% of my items. I do use Lowe's for my lighting fixtures and some plumbing fixtures because the selection at my local store is much better then Home Depot's.

I am wanting to invest in real estate because I want to spend time at home with my family. I want to be able to go places when I want to and do what I want when I want. Now I realize that I am going to have to work extremely hard for the years to come in order to reach that goal. But I am willing to do that in order to get my business going and ultimately reach my goal.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Jonna Weber I look forward to listening to your podcast. I am currently on number 20 so I have a ways until I get to yours Tony Wooldridge thanks for making yourself available for advice, I hope your first flip goes well. I will absolutely reach out if needed! Dmitriy Fomichenko thank you for the links, those will be very useful. Especially I. Finding other member in my area Tim West I do not plan on hesitating on jumping in as long as the deal is right! Thanks for the praise and making yourself available!

Hey everyone, as you can see my name is Shawn Sullivan. I am a 23 year old electrician located in Kelso, WA who is looking for more financial freedom. The best way that I have found to gain that, is through real estate. I have been binge listening to the BP podcasts at work for the past week, and have found them to be a very informative tool to gain knowledge about the business. My goal is to flip houses and to acquire rentals to build my portfolio. Currently I am closing in on listing my current home, which has been a live in flip for me and my wife over the past two years. The market in my area is going crazy right now and my agent thinks I should be able to list the home for 125% more than what I paid for it. I realize every deal I do will not have as much success as my first one looks like it will. But I am very excited to get this next chapter in my life started, and will welcome any advice. Thanks in advance for such a great site and community to be apart of!