One positive came from those first 6 months, networking. I discovered wholesalers, developers and a Real Estate Investors of Nashville.
January 2016 I started door knocking on the weekends. After 3 months of nothing, I got a property under contract. That was proof of concept for me that wholesaling worked. I used that win, to roll into Direct Mail. Adding Direct Mail to networking I closed 2 deals by JV'ing and bringing a buyer and 1 deal from Direct Mail. After closing the Direct Mail deal December 2016, I decided that was my sign to exit the Navy and pursue real estate full time.
January 2017 I became an acquisition manager for a Homevestors Franchisee in the Birmingham Alabama Market. Nearly every weekend from January to April, I made the drive from Nashville to Birmingham to run appointments. After 4 months of frustration I closed 1 deal on Avenue F. I was very frustrated about the process. After a new motor and 2 transmission replacements, I thought "There has to be a better way".
Stay tuned - more to come....