Don Sheppard

Screen Name: dwsproperties

dwsproperties
Points: 1366
Westford, Massachusetts
UNITED STATES
OFFLINE
rank 3
My Details
Investment Type:Buy & Hold
Activity Level:Beginner
Investing Since:2007
Reason on REI:Learn R.E. Investing
Tools & Resources
Member Since: 08/10/2008
Last Login: 12/15/2008
Looking For

Interested in Joint Ventures on multi-unit properties in the Greater Lowell area and North Central Worcester County in MA. 

Other Interests
My wife currently provides services around professional organization including closet redesign, kitchen layout, and is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers http://www.napo.net/
Books

Current Book I am reading

Poltergeist a Greywalker novel by Kat Richardson

Maverick Real Estate Financing by Steve Bregsman

Last Books I read

The Complete Guide to Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties by Steve Berges

The Advanced guide to Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy

The ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy

Greywalker by Kat Richards (Man can not live on REI books alone)

Info Box
About Me

Hello, we are a husband and wife team located in Westford MA.  Over the last five years we have been learning about real estate investing and are closing on our first 3 unit building on December 30th.

With the current conditions in the market we feel right now is the best time to get into real estate investing, but with lenders reducing the numbers of products they have available we felt we needed some guidance from experienced pros.

We are interested in networking with people in our area who are active investors or just getting started like us, and with people outside of New England who can provide advice.

I have created a blog at http://dwsproperties.blogspot.com/ where I will be posting additional personal follow-ups on how our progress is going.  I will try to use the blog here for general information that I feel is valuable to the whole community.

My Business
Currently both my wife and I are employed.  I work for a large corporation as an Executive IT Architect and specialize in finding innovative IT solutions to support the outsourcing of business processes.

My wife is a technical writer for a technology firm which develops software and hardware for the telecom industry.

Our plan is to create DWS Properties as a LLC to be our legal entity for real estate investing.   We are looking for REI to generate cashflow as my wife would like to give up her technical writing job to focus on her own company which provides professional organization assistance.
My Contacts
dwsproperties has 71 contacts

Brian Lucier Real Estate Investor Matt Miller - Content Director
Brian Lucier Real Estate Investor Matt Miller - Content Director
JohnCorey Lauren preston777
JohnCorey Lauren preston777
RyanDehler PatrickRiddle GAVIN
RyanDehler PatrickRiddle GAVIN
ChicagoAbe RealEstateInvestor Colin
ChicagoAbe RealEstateInvestor Colin
My Comments
venturecap

From: venturecap
12/16/2008
Thanks for the insight Don its much appreciated!!

hoggy

From: hoggy
12/05/2008
Hello Don,,,I appreciate the comments you left and look forward to a future communication,,,Have a great weekend!

shardy

From: shardy
12/03/2008
Hey Don, thanks for your comment on my blog. I appreciate it. It lets me know I'm on the right track.

Bkoechlin

From: Bkoechlin
11/15/2008
Thanks for the greeting Don, glad to be here and find others who like minded.

Creative Investor

From: Creative Investor
11/11/2008

Don,

Thanks for your Top 10 Must Have Websites response. You've added some great sites. Make it a great day!

Randy D.



GlitchDoll

From: GlitchDoll
10/29/2008
Thanks for the kind words! I really liked that story about the 15yr old setting up his toy shop. It was really inspiring! Thanks!

so, how are you today? :)

GlitchDoll

From: GlitchDoll
10/26/2008
Thanks for the warm welcome, Don! I'm really looking forward to becoming an investor! Also, thanks a lot for your support and help :) I really appreciate it~

GAVIN

From: GAVIN
10/21/2008
Hi Don
You are a great comfort and inspiration to me and I have no doubt an inspiration to many on this site

Kind regards
Gavin
NZ

COSTA RICA LAWYER

From: COSTA RICA LAWYER
10/11/2008
 

Hello from Paradise, Costa Rica, like you we want to reach interesting people with similar goals of success stories, I see you are a RE Veteran, I’m sure  I can learn a lot from you. Please, feel free to reach me any time at: www.firstnationaltitle.org  Yours, Alexander M, CEO.



dwsproperties

From: dwsproperties
10/10/2008

For the record.  I gave Brian Lucier a ribbing for having a picture with a tie and now I go an post one. 

What can I say?

I was channeling my inner Winston Churchill or was it Pee-Wee Herman, I always get those two mixed up.

"The truth is you should never trust anybody who wears a bow tie."  Doc Wilson in the movie State and Main.



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