All Forum Posts by: Tony Wooldridge

@Mike Dymski, Chad certainly has a lot of wisdom to pass on not only in his Podcast but I also truly enjoy his Blog post. There were a lot of nuggets in his #84 I liked his his elevator pitch! I also really enjoyed his quote, "The minute you break people's trust is the moment you lose everything!" cause when you think about we all need people in our lives and without them what do we have!? Thanks for stopping in Mike appreciate your thoughts! Here is to wishing you GR8 success in your 2018 REI ventures to come!

@Lane Kawaoka, you bring up a good point.  Just because somebody says or does a certain thing doesn't mean we have to agree or like it but there is always value to be had in everything if you desire to see, hear or find it!

He had a lot of GR8 quote's in the Podcast but I really liked his "“Every time I get money, I go broke again because I shove it into this real estate thing.”

Like I said to our colleague above,Yong, he certainly is comfortable with who he is and in today's crazy world it appears we need more folks like that. Thanks Lane for sharing your thoughts. Best of luck to you in your 2018 REI ventures!

@Aaron Lawson, Getting things done, who couldn't say that was a GR8 informative podcast. It is amazing how each and everyone of us see and hear and apply things to our lives in different ways! Thanks for stopping in to share your thoughts. Here is to wish you well in your 2018 REI ventures!

@Yong Park, yeah, he definitely is extremely entertaining and what is that one word, uhhh oh yea, unfiltered! That is what I like about him he is who he is. Have you had the chance to listen to his new one, I think 250(?). I haven't yet but need to. Well, Yong, thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts on the matter. Hope you have an Extremely productive year in your REI bus!

Hello BP Nation!  I have been doing a lot of reflecting on my last year of Real Estate investing and have come to the conclusion that a huge inspiration for me was the BP Podcast.  Now I am in no way saying that the forums and the research and each and every comment and interaction that I have had on BP wasn't a huge inspiration and motivation to me.  But something that really stuck out to me and kept me motivated was listening to almost all of the BP Podcast (well, I have to be honest, I think I made it to approximately BP 220 due to my time on my 1st Rehab).  I remember listening to @Jered Sturm BP podcast 124: Building a RE Empire at a young age.  He truly is a very mature and intelligent young man, and extremely inspirational.  Additionally, another very energetic, young and contagious personality that truly provided GR8 motivation to me was Christopher Gill.  BP podcast 204: Flipping 30+ Deals by the age of 25.  He also has an awesome YouTube channel.  Jered Sturm also conveniently followed Chris in BP podcast 205: Snowballing from single family houses to Apartment complexes.  If anybody out there hasn't listened to these Podcast I highly recommend them both, but then again, I recommend listening to any and all of the BP podcast (but these are MY INSPIRATIONAL choices).  Just want to send a quick shout out to both Chris and Jered for having a hand in keeping me motivated to follow through with my REI career up and till this point!  Thanks guys!  So with that said, what is your most inspirational BP Podcast guest and why. Thanks BP Nation and here is to wishing you all GR8 success in your 2018 REI ventures!

@Ray Gayk, it all comes down to what areas you are comfortable with from a risk/reward stand point.  Any place in the world you can make $ at investing, yes even in California, New York, Seattle, etc...

it all comes down to your research as well as your what niche and strategy you chose to deploy.  However, with that said the areas that I mentioned above most certainly are not easy areas to invest in as they do require more capital.  So my suggestion to you is find an area that you are interested in then dive in and do your home work, see what the community is like what future employment and current employment rate is, find out who is providing jobs and potential suppliers of jobs, research the RE market and neighborhoods, what is the inventory to DOM ratio, there is an # of market etc etc...(research criteria you could use) and then just start networking and have your financial house in order and before you know it you will have your first investment!  

I didn't give you a specific place cause I for one don't know all of the stuff above as it applies to Spokane or any other place.  However, I do know that stuff as it applies to my farming area.  So have fun with it Ray, but be advised it is a lot of hard work, especially if you chose to do it from a distance.  But it all is possible.  Just keep after it and I guarantee if you want it  bad enough you will prevail!  Sounds as if you have several guys in the SPOCOMPTON (lol) area that are doing well, and possibly willing to help.  Best of luck Ray!

For those that love pictures of what this process looks like (not everything, lol, but most) I have also posted a blog about my 1st Flip.  I just mainly wanted to get more photos of the process to show the magnitude of this rehab.  Not to mention, I remember reading similar post/blogs not to long ago before I dove in that have a lot to do with me being able to share my experiences now.  I believe that this is the TRUE beauty of BP how we can give back for what we were able to gain through its use.  Thanks again BP NATION you are AWESOME.

The blog link if interested:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9838/71353-my-...

@Victor S., Go get it Victor 2018 is nothing but wide open territory which you should consider your personal playground!  Remember that we are only limited by our own imaginations!  Here is the link to my near death with this very house thanks for being the ONE that stopped by to read my not so good attempt at blogging! lol.  

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9838/62625-the...

Have a GR8 day as well as weekend!

@Bryan Frost, thanks Bryan appreciate you stopping in. I certainly intend to keep it up. I have momentum now I just need to ride it to the next one which I am already in the process of looking/offering! Thanks again for taking time to stop here is to wishing you nothing but success in your 2018 REI ventures!

@Victor S. thanks for the comments. Its funny you mention that. When I originally bought the home I went around to all of the neighbors and introduced myself and gave them a business card letting them know that in the end I would be the guy responsible for raising their neighborhood property taxes, haha. Thanks again for stopping in Victor appreciate your time. Here is to wishing you nothing but success in your 2017 REI ventures!