Investing in Charleston

[David Warsofsky]

Hey BP,

My name is David and my family and I have just moved to the Charleston area. We are excited to be in the Lowcountry and can't wait to experience nice weather year around.

I have recently retired from my previous job and am thinking about getting into Real Estate full time. I would like to grow my portfolio by 2-3 rental properties year over year. My main goal is cash flow right now since I have recently retired and the money coming in each month is important to me.

I would love to connect with other investors in the area and get some advice from people who have had success in Charleston. 

Thank you, David

[River Sava]

Welcome to BP, David!

Happy to connect with you and help where I can. 

[Patrick Roberts]

Quote from @David Warsofsky:

Hey BP,

My name is David and my family and I have just moved to the Charleston area. We are excited to be in the Lowcountry and can't wait to experience nice weather year around.

I have recently retired from my previous job and am thinking about getting into Real Estate full time. I would like to grow my portfolio by 2-3 rental properties year over year. My main goal is cash flow right now since I have recently retired and the money coming in each month is important to me.

I would love to connect with other investors in the area and get some advice from people who have had success in Charleston. 

Thank you, David

REI Central is tonight at Palmetto Brewing on Huger at 630p - I strongly recommend you attend. There's another solid meetup with a different group next week. I'll be there tonight if you need someone to meet up with. This is an excellent place to get started in CHS if you aren't already attending.

I'm both an investor and a lender here in CHS and am happy to help where I can. The REI community is super active here and you wont have any problems finding connections.

[David Warsofsky]

Thanks for the response. I unfortunately cannot attend tonight. But would be interested in attending next week if you could pass along any information. 

David 

[Patrick Roberts]

Quote from @David Warsofsky:

Thanks for the response. I unfortunately cannot attend tonight. But would be interested in attending next week if you could pass along any information. 

David 

 The meetup next week is at Tideland Brewing on Thursday 9/12 at 6p. It's the CHS Circle Investor Group. There's a corresponding FB group as well

[Logan Singleton]

Hi David, Congrats on your recent retirement! I am happy to assist.

[Julio Gonzalez]

Welcome to BiggerPockets, David! 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

-Julio

[Bill Hampton]

@David Warsofsky

Welcome to Bigger Pockets. Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.

I recommend that you check out the following resources:

1. Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction

2. Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

3. Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog

4. If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking

5. You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings

6. BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators

7. If you can't find what you're looking for, try the Bigger Pockets Fileplace. It contains hundreds of files such as ebooks, checklists and spreadsheets for real estate investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/files

Good luck.