Ivan A.

Grew up in Chicago. Came to Atlanta in 2006, worked my way up in the Tech Industry in a small advertising agency Trio Media Group as a Web Designer, then in Corporate as a Sr Web Developer and Technical Manager for Turner Broadcasting. I started off investing part-time in 2007 and left full-time work in Corporate America by 2017. I currently own/operate 22 doors under my investment firm Common Walk Affordable Housing Development. Experience: -Wrote book on leaving full-time job for real estate: https://www.amazon.com/Minimum-Wage-Leaving-Rat-Cage/dp/1548320749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513187206&sr=8-1&keywords=from+minimum+wage+to+leaving+the+rat+cage -Invested in properties that have collectively grown to over 3 million dollars in value -Managed over $200,000 worth of renovations -Intuitive ability to read and screen tenants leading to only 3 evictions across 100+ tenants -Experience managing up to 6 team members at a time -Experience doing basic handyman work, so my crew can work on the more advanced tasks -Experience with creative financing, hard money lenders, and partnering -Experience providing commercial loans for renovation projects Real Estate Goals: #1 Fix affordable housing in Atlanta, #2 Make the fix repeatable in major cities of America #3 Apply to the rest of the world. Currently Seeking: Lower income zone housing under $30-50k that rents for $500 or more. Preferably including repairs all-in.