Visiting Pensacola, FL for RE investing research

[Alex Lopez]

I could use some guidance from anyone who is familiar the Pensacola area.

I’m a Real Estate Agent in California for the last 7 years, I purchased my first house over a year ago and doing a little house hacking at the moment.

Now my goal is to invest in out of state properties and educate myself on different areas. Pensacola came on my radar, with the growth potential.

I would love to connect with any investors or other realtors out in that area during my visit.

I plan to be out there Dec 1st - Dec 4th.

Also, any recommendations on where to stay would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance.

Alex Lopez

[Rebecca Gaines]

Hi Alex, I'm in Pensacola. We have beautiful downtown area with a lot of Airbnbs. There are a few hotels in the downtown area also. My favorite thing about Pensacola is all the amazing restaurants. If you are a foodie you should make some time to try a few, and I'm happy to recommend some!

As far as investment areas, there are many to explore. We have a university, a couple of hospitals, and a mall on the northeast side of town if you focus more on student housing/medical field/family housing. The downtown/Northhill/Easthill areas are definitely the popular places to live. We have quite a few "up and coming" neighborhoods especially on the outskirts of the downtown area.

At the moment, we are having more traffic issues than usual because the bridge that went from downtown to Gulf Breeze (and was the way people went to Pensacola Beach) was taken out by a barge in one of the recent hurricanes and it's not expected to be in use for at least 6 months. This has definitely affected a lot of people that used that bridge to get to and from work, now having to go the long way around. And I've been hearing a lot of people on the Gulf Breeze side are considering moving to Pensacola so they don't have to drive as far to get to work, so it could be a great opportunity.