New Member from Central Ohio

[Pam R.]

Hi All.

My name is Pam and my husband and I own a couple of rental duplexes in Central Ohio - one in Columbus, OH (north of OSU campus), and another in Delaware, OH. We bought the first property almost 4 years ago, the 2nd earlier this year. I work full-time in the IT industry, the hubby is a SAHD who manages our rental properties and takes care of our daughters (and our small hobby farm).

So far, we've been very happy with our real estate purchases, and our keeping an eye out to add to our portfolio when the right opportunity arises. I'm hoping to find some good advice and read some great success stories on this forum. Probably the biggest thing I want to learn about is investing in single-family homes. We've focused on duplexes because we like the cash-flow, but because we are pretty picky about what we buy, the portfolio growth isn't happening very quickly: we looked for a year before buying the first property, waited a year, and looked for two years before buying the second. Duplexes at a good price point are dwindling, and I don't want to wait another three years before I buy the next income property.

Looking forward to sharing stories with lots of you!

Pam