All Forum Posts by: Ariel Broyles

So what ended up happening?
We are dealing with this now. Except we are the ones with the kids on the top floor. It’s a COMPLETE NIGHTMARE for us to tell our baby and toddler to be quieter, but the real issue is the structure of the house. Even if you’re walking quietly and slowly on the top floor, you can still hear it all downstairs. We can hear them upstairs also, but I’m sure it’s not as bad as the downstairs tenants have it with the kids running.

That video is hilarious and his advice is perfect by allowing the bottom tenant to move out. Make sure to look up, “steering,” where a landlord will steer the tenant with the family into a different location as that is also grounds for a fun lawsuit.

Maybe tell the downstairs tenant that he’s lucky the kids don’t live there 24/7 lol

Hi! I just wanted to say that if you ended up renting out the top unit to a family with kids, then it will be a complete nightmare for both parties. There is the potential for lawsuits if the bottom unit can’t stand the kids running and jumping. I’m not sure if you’ve experienced this before, but dampening the sound using literally anything you can is a great idea!

Hi Paul! Here’s where you start because I’m not too far ahead of you and this is what I’m doing lol

1. Reach out to a credit repair company and see what areas need to be fixed. Just Google them or you can check out the people I use at Blue Water Credit on the West Coast. Start working on your credit now so that in the near future you can get approved on a house.

2. Write down on your notepad on your phone (or old school paper lol) what date all of your bills are due - including the small ones like Netflix. This will give you a clear understanding of some of your spending.

Where can you cut from your bills? What can you lower on your bills? Usually internet/cable and phone can be lowered.

3. Start saving any amount - even $20 per paycheck. Getting in the habit of saving and thinking about your bills and seeing it on paper will make you think twice about some purchases.

4. Listen to the Bigger Pockets Podcast and other RE books nonstop. There is always room for more education!

You seem excited about your potential future of financial freedom! So I believe that you will do great in real estate investing. It will just take some time and dedication!

Well, if they’re around the 550K+ then, it’s not something I want right now because that’s what we have where we live now. It’s just that in my area, anything less than 300K is mold-infested, tore up, not even livable.

So I need something that my family can live in. If we can’t house hack and only build equity for a few years to get started, then that’s fine and that’s the route we will have to take. I’m open to many options as long as there’s palm trees (so Florida and not the PNW).

Dang, I meant under $300K

Wow! Thank you so much everyone for the excellent suggestions! Some of these I’ve looked into and some I haven’t. I’m going to have to look these up and see what area I connect with the most.

Excellent to hear about the hurricanes not being bad in Orlando. My friend in Tampa must be in a sweet spot for them since she gets it bad every once in awhile.

is it a good idea to rent for a year at some apartment complex to get used to everything there and save up more money? Or should we just jump the gun and have our first house be in Florida without getting to know the neighborhoods?

I work as a Bayhost at Topgolf, and I do envision myself going to Disney and other nice amenities a lot. Normally, the commute is not a big deal where I live in Oregon, but we don’t have tolls. Maybe that’s not a big deal there, also?

We want to stay around $200K or less for our first home/investment. I’m also wanting to house hack with separate entrances/living quarters. Everything is flexible with time.

Thanks for the Mother’s Day wish, and I’ll contact you guys soon! But we won’t be moving for a year. :/

Also, my spouse is a manufacturing technician at Intel so if there’s any tech jobs or industries in the area, I’d much rather put my trust in you all than Google lol

Hi everyone! My spouse and I and our 2 toddlers are wanting to move to Orlando (or Tampa) next year. Born and raised in Portland, OR and the houses are expensive. 

What specific areas are the best for houses in Orlando? Like no sink holes or away from floods. We aren’t used to any of that weather…only rain and overcast skies in Oregon lol

Thanks! Ariel (also, I have been to Florida 7 times, but he has never been. So I’m worried about that muggy weather for him.)

This is wonderful! I want to live in SoCal so badly!

Ariel