Newbie Investor in San Antonio

Newbie Investor in San Antonio

Flipper/Rehabber · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2018 · 25 posts · 14 votes

Hello Bigger Pockets Community!

I posted in the introductions forum, but wanted to post here as well to reach more people in the San Antonio area. My name is Jason Lee and I just moved to San Antonio about three months ago for the military. During my time here, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the BP podcast and immediately became inspired to start my real estate journey. Since then I have been self-educating as much as possible by listening to hundreds of podcasts, researching blogs, and reading books.

I have began networking by messaging some folks that are active in the San Antonio area. Shout out to those guys as they have been awesome and really embody the spirit of Bigger Pockets. Currently, I own one SFR that I have began house hacking after hearing about it on BP Money Podcast. I am looking to start investing in single and small multi-family rentals in the San Antonio, TX area and would love to start building a great team. I am focused, hard working, reliable, and my background is in business with a Business Management B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy.

If you would like to connect or know a great agent, lender, mentor, or other important team members in San Antonio TX, please let me know! Thank you guys so much and I'm very excited to be part of this awesome community and start my RE journey!

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  • Lender · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2018 · 109 posts · 108 votes
    7y

    Thank you for your service to our country @Jason Lee and welcome to BP and to San Antonio! As I'm sure you've seen, San Antonio is a hot area for investing so you'll have no problem finding people to connect with. A great place to start is joining local investor Facebook groups - there are lots of wholesale deals to be had on there. Figure out what you want to do, take action and stay focused! Let me know if I can be of service to you!

  • Flipper/Rehabber · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2018 · 25 posts · 14 votes
    7y

    @Grayson Wester I appreciate the support and am honored to serve. I’ll be sure to check out and join some local Facebook groups. Thanks! 

  • Real Estate Agent · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2017 · 523 posts · 362 votes
    7y

    @Jason Lee Welcome to BP my friend! It is always great to see a fellow San Antonion on here. First of all CONGRATS on doing your first deal and house hacking! That's freaking great and I'm glad to hear it. It sounds like you are on the right path so that's great. There are so many newbies here in San Antonio and people looking to start nowadays because of the hot market so it will be hard to distinguish yourself and stand out to be honest. The best thing to do is join Facebook pages for real estate groups and go to networking meet ups. Shaking hands and meeting others is the best way to build solid relationships. One golden nugget I can give you is to have what you want in mind before you reach out to lender's, agents, brokers and/or wholesalers. Have the exact area, property, price range, and repair cost in mind. This will help you to be taken seriously and for them to actually add you to their buyers list. I wish you the best of luck my friend and hope to see you around town!

  • Flipper/Rehabber · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2018 · 25 posts · 14 votes
    7y

    Hey @Michael Guzik thanks for the comment and warm welcome! I have heard very similar things regarding San Antonio's hot market which is making it tough for investors. I have already began reaching out to different agents, lenders, brokers, and wholesalers but am definitely trying to build solid relationships. I'll be sure to narrow down my target market to something very specific. I appreciate the advice and hope to see you around!

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