Fort Lauderdale, FL · Member since 2014 · 7 posts · 4 votes
Hello Bigger Pockets!
My wife and I are in beautiful Downtown Fort Lauderdale about to move in to our first single family detached home. Once we move in, we plan on selling our rental condo (slightly CF neg) in Brickell and cashing out with a tidy 200k.
We plan on using that for flipping and the occasional rental condo. My wife is a newbie real estate agent and I am a newbie in residential solar (also pursuing agent license and LEED certification).
Ideally we'd gopher for an experienced flipper for a project or two and then hopefully partner for our first true flips.
We found BP from J Scott's site and that is pretty much who'd we like to emulate.
Finally, we look forward to speaking with you all!
Orlando, FL · Member since 2013 · 165 posts · 62 votes
12y
Grant
Welcome to Bigger Pockets and welcome to selling real estate in Florida. If you are soon taking the Florida real estate exam, check out my You Tube channel. My user name is Climer School and we have 12 free real estate math videos posted in a playlist. This is the math that is on the Florida real estate exam. Watch these videos. It will help you be in the half of the applicants that pass the exam the first time. Read my article right here on BP
Rental Property Investor · Oakland, CA · Member since 2011 · 3k+ posts · 2k+ votes
12y
Welcome Grant. There are a lot of super helpful people and great advice on this site! I’m a ‘fix and hold’ investor from the Bay Area in CA, and loving it! A lot of others doing flips, wholesaling, notes, everything.. A few tips..
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Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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Welcome to the BP family @Grant Belgrave, you came to the right place to learn all about real estate investing! Here are a few recommendations for you:
Orlando, FL · Member since 2013 · 165 posts · 62 votes
12y
Grant
Welcome to Bigger Pockets and welcome to selling real estate in Florida. If you are soon taking the Florida real estate exam, check out my You Tube channel. My user name is Climer School and we have 12 free real estate math videos posted in a playlist. This is the math that is on the Florida real estate exam. Watch these videos. It will help you be in the half of the applicants that pass the exam the first time. Read my article right here on BP
Investor · Maui, HI · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 3k+ votes
12y
Hey @Grant Belgrave Thanks for introducing yourself! It's great to have you here! Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.
Oh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Fort Lauderdale" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.
Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info. Here you will meet wholesalers who provide deals and rehabbers.
You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing or vacation rentals. Rents can be 2-4 times more. Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.
An existing property is for rent. You could offer to fill it for the owner for a small piece.
A buddy filled a 3 family for an out of state owner. She takes 100 a month off the top for each bed, the house has 10 beds she is making $1,000 a month on a property she does not own nor manage.