Oleksandr Tereshchuk

My name is Oleksandr. I'm a full-time professional, working as Autonomous Vehicle Test Engineer in Toronto, Canada. Outside of work I keep an active lifestyle and compete in Ironman triathlons, Spartan & Tough Mudder racing on semi-professional level. I am passionate about healthy lifestyle, spiritually and living a meaningful life. I also enjoy writing and reading non-fiction literature. I step into the real estate world and I am eager to learn from people more experienced and knowledgeable than me. I am looking for knowledge, advice and connections with like minded people. I am also hoping to be able to provide value to Bigger Pockets community. I love my job, however I have always felt there is something more behind the office window and meaningless conversations with your colleagues over the lunch. I knew I can do more, I knew I can be more. Not to prove, not to show off, but because I can. What happens to a tree when it stops growing? It dies! Same with people. I discovered this simple truth while cycling in Spain, on the hills of Marbella. I always draw the analogy between humans and trees and see it works in every aspect of our lives. The environment we grew up in is the soil. Clay or sandy, low in organic matter soils are the synonyms of the environments filled with drugs and abuse, poverty, fighting parents, tears and pain. Family, friends, our core beliefs and principles - are the roots. Work, relationships, health etc. are the branches of our tree. If we put all ourselves into work and forget about health or relationships with others we are risking to crack the tree. Without counterbalance work branch will grow so big and heavy that it will bend the tree to the side and can even brake it under its weight. Ugly tree. If we stop improving spiritually, mentally and physically we degrade, we die. I live by the mottoo: To be the best myself - To be the most impactful. Only by being the best version of ourselves, striving for excellence and improving, we find peace and happiness. Once we "filled our cup", we then can give back to the World, create, build and love. Achieving the mastery, when we are at our best at whatever we decide to put our minds to, we begin to love ourselves and we spill the love into the world and people around. I am looking for freedom. Financial freedom will allow me to do the things I truly enjoy and become the expert in them. I strive for mastery in anything I put my mind to. I am passionate about writing, finding a problem other people have and solve it. I enjoy training and seeing my physical body evolve and improve. Working at my full-time job I essentially traid my time for money, I sell my life. Again, don't get me wrong, I love the job! Working with self-driving cars, being in this industry at this amazing time, working with some of the smartest people I ever met, are you kidding me? This is a dream-job! I truly believe it is and I am endlessly grateful for doing what I'm doing. However it's not about the job, its "coolness" or money it brings. There is something inside of me that whispers there is something bigger, I can create something that will bring the value to others, there is another path to take, there is a new world to discover... There are so many ways I can give back to the world once I am 100% in control of my time. My search for financial freedom led me to real-estate as a vehicle to achieve it. Besides my work and training I ran few side-project businesses. Quickly I discovered that they didn't make me any happier. I didn't feel I got the opportunity to give my all and use my mind to its full capacity. My biggest strength is analysis and analytical thinking. That's why I want to try myself in investing and specifically real-estate investing. Based on my goals I believe that real estate is the perfect vehicle for getting me to destination I travel.