Achieving Financial Independence
by building and managing a local real estate portfolio!
Blaine has scaled and manages a near 300-unit portfolio with no partners that's all located within 10 miles of his house. He was able to achieve most of this while working a full time W2 job. Blaine is deliberate on how he has grown his portfolio by choosing properties that fit his buying profile.
Come learn tips, pitfalls, advice, and what you should consider before quitting your W2 job to focus on real estate from a seasoned business and real estate professional.
Here is what Blaine will go over:
- How to scale a real estate business.
- Why personal long-term goals matters and how they should drive your business.
- Fundamentals of business that can help you on your business journey.
- Playing the long game matters.
- Speed is important, but sticking to your principles matters more.
- The good, bad, and ugly: Is a real estate business what you really want?
Speaker: Blaine Ott
Blaine is a forward-thinking business professional. Throughout his career he has worked for companies ranging in size from boutique private equity to Fortune 500 in the printing and packaging markets.
Since 2005 Blaine has been involved in real estate in various forms. From 2005-2011 his business was driven by fixing and flipping residential properties from the MLS and sheriff sales. From 2011 to current the goal of his real estate business has been buy and hold growth through residential value add properties. His current portfolio consists of residential, retail, office, and industrial properties.
Blaine also has an Operations Management degree from UW Oshkosh as well as an MBA in Management from Concordia University.
WiscoREIA’s Green Bay Meeting Always Meets on the 1st Tuesday of the Month from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm!
Hosts: Joe Gracyalny & Mike Martell
Joe is a real estate investor in the Green Bay/Fox Valley area. He has partnerships with other investors, as well as his own projects and views investing as a team activity. He specializes in self-storage and multifamily projects.
Joe has a passion for education and helping newer investors. He was a teacher and coach in Dubuque, IA before moving back to his Wisconsin roots. As a teacher, he added a few rentals in the Green Bay area and recognized the opportunity in real estate. He took the leap and hasn’t looked back. WiscoREIA provides the opportunity for him to be able to scratch that educator itch, as well as learn from the many people in the room.
Joe got his first project under contract in 2018 and has been growing ever since. Known primarily in the area as "Duplex Joe," he has ventured on from mostly multifamily projects, into the self-storage space and buys deals across the United States.
If you are new and want to get into rental property, Joe published many of the tools he used in small multifamily for investors for free. Go to duplexuniversity.com where you can find tools, templates, a weekly newsletter, all 100% free to investors. Find Joe on: Instagram @ duplex_joe - Twitter @ realduplexjoe or at WiscoREIA Green Bay on the first Tuesday of every month!
Originally from Two Rivers, Mike and his wife Kathryn (from Brillion) have been married for over 30 years. They have three grown children all living in the upper Midwest. After 25 + years in the kitchen and bath industry working in sales and sales management for a couple of large companies, Mike retired to Door County with Kathryn in June of 2018.
Mike and Kathryn’s interest in real estate began in 1986 with their first duplex, an upper/lower in Wauwatosa, purchased on a land contract. Over the years they moved all over the Midwest chasing the corporate dream but always looking, buying, and updating properties, focused on kitchen and bath remodels. They purchased flips, buy and holds, tried their hand at land development, historic renovations and buying bank owned properties. Today they are focused on vacation rentals and private money lending.
Make sure to bring tons of business cards as you will be meeting with people that you want to get to know!
Meeting Location:
The Lyric Room at Stage 1
231 N Broadway
Green Bay, WI 54303
Please enjoy food, drinks, and TIP YOUR SERVERS!
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Doors open early for Networking
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Speaker Presentation
You can stay after the meeting as well to network! Remember to bring your deals!
Members are always FREE! Your first meeting with WiscoREIA is FREE!
After your first meeting, Non-Members are $30.00.
***Make sure to pre-register - We are now Cashless***
