I am a little over due to posting this! My name is Chris Utter. My wife, two huskies, and baby due in April live in Columbus, OH. About 5 years ago we bought our first house, it was a foreclosed home. This house has become our "learning" house. This house was a mess when we bought it but still in livable condition. We have remodeled every room in the house top to bottom expect for 2, which will be coming in 2020. One of the biggest lessons we have learned is that we can do all of this but we don't want to do it ourselves to meet the much tighter timeline that would come in an investment house. 

We are still in the education phase of investing but are heavily leaning towards rental properties. This is what brought us here. Even though we haven't posted in the 2 months we have been a pro member, we have been learning, and using the tools. We just started listening to the podcasts and it has convinced us to burst the on posting. We know there is a lot more to learn and I hope to learn it here.

If anyone just wants to talk real estate, we'll talk and absorb all info. :) We have joined 2 real estate investing groups here in Columbus. We will continue to learn through here of course but if you have suggestions where we can get more education, we are here to listen and absorb as much as we can. 

Our goal for 2020 is to own 1 rental property. Wish us luck :)

Hi @Chris Utter ! Welcome! This is the best place for learning and networking.

Originally posted by @Chris Utter :

I am a little over due to posting this! My name is Chris Utter. My wife, two huskies, and baby due in April live in Columbus, OH. About 5 years ago we bought our first house, it was a foreclosed home. This house has become our "learning" house. This house was a mess when we bought it but still in livable condition. We have remodeled every room in the house top to bottom expect for 2, which will be coming in 2020. One of the biggest lessons we have learned is that we can do all of this but we don't want to do it ourselves to meet the much tighter timeline that would come in an investment house. 

We are still in the education phase of investing but are heavily leaning towards rental properties. This is what brought us here. Even though we haven't posted in the 2 months we have been a pro member, we have been learning, and using the tools. We just started listening to the podcasts and it has convinced us to burst the on posting. We know there is a lot more to learn and I hope to learn it here.

If anyone just wants to talk real estate, we'll talk and absorb all info. :) We have joined 2 real estate investing groups here in Columbus. We will continue to learn through here of course but if you have suggestions where we can get more education, we are here to listen and absorb as much as we can. 

Our goal for 2020 is to own 1 rental property. Wish us luck :)

 Hello and welcome! Ohio is a great place for investment properties! Prices are low, but the rent has gone up! Good luck to you! 

@Chris Utter Congratulations! You are definitely starting in the right place. I have made several great connections on BP. Also, Columbus is a great place to invest! I would love to hear more about your goals and wants. Feel free to reach out!

@Chris Utter Glad you made it back to BP! This industry is a blast! Best of luck!

@Chris Utter Which real estate investing groups did you join?

@Zeke Liston I will definitely reach out. I am in the middle of making our business plan.

@Tom Ott that is awesome to hear and confirm what I have thought.

@Jeff Tyndall can't wait!

@Remington Lyman happy house hunters and newbies real estate groups. Do you recommend those or others?

Originally posted by @Chris Utter :

I am a little over due to posting this! My name is Chris Utter. My wife, two huskies, and baby due in April live in Columbus, OH. About 5 years ago we bought our first house, it was a foreclosed home. This house has become our "learning" house. This house was a mess when we bought it but still in livable condition. We have remodeled every room in the house top to bottom expect for 2, which will be coming in 2020. One of the biggest lessons we have learned is that we can do all of this but we don't want to do it ourselves to meet the much tighter timeline that would come in an investment house. 

We are still in the education phase of investing but are heavily leaning towards rental properties. This is what brought us here. Even though we haven't posted in the 2 months we have been a pro member, we have been learning, and using the tools. We just started listening to the podcasts and it has convinced us to burst the on posting. We know there is a lot more to learn and I hope to learn it here.

If anyone just wants to talk real estate, we'll talk and absorb all info. :) We have joined 2 real estate investing groups here in Columbus. We will continue to learn through here of course but if you have suggestions where we can get more education, we are here to listen and absorb as much as we can. 

Our goal for 2020 is to own 1 rental property. Wish us luck :)

 Welcome! Your first few deals aren't easy, especially in Columbus where there are so many old properties and they all need so much work. I'd encourage you to network here and shadow as many people as possible. Our real estate team even works out of one of our flips if you ever want to see one on site :) Hope to talk to you soon