All Forum Posts by: Brad Mays

Hello @Christian Tallet I am a real estate agent in the Dayton area. Although I am a new agent I have been analyzing investment property in the area for a couple years now, as I myself would like to own investment property. Contact me if you would like to meet sometime and talk about the market.  I have some very good books I can recommend  for new investors that you may enjoy. Also keep listening to the Biggerpockets podcasts they are great. Are you planning on looking for a property that needs work or something finished with possibly smaller returns but immediate cash-flow?

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words.

Thanks Eric. That is what I was leaning towards, In know the market is different from are to are but in general is it easier to find buyers or renters right now?

I do not have the capital to buy cash up front on a multi-family in my area but possibly a foreclosure flip opportunity. That is my dilemma, if I buy a multi-family I will have to refi to be able to move onto another opportunity but if I flip I will have stored capitol to move on a bigger multi-family opportunity.

I do have solid construction background, the only things I do not do are major electric and  heating and air. 

I do not have a lot of capital to start out with so I am fighting between two ideas. Should I buy a multi-family rental and use the equity to start building my real estate portfolio? OR Should I start by flipping a single family home to build capital to use in buying a multi-family rental? My goal is to buy and hold multi-family but I am not sure if I should build capital first or go straight into multi-family in using "little to no money down" techniques.  

Hello everyone,

Its good to finally be a part of Bigger Pockets, I have been listening to the podcasts for quite a while now and am excited to get to talk to other more experienced than me.  I am very new to the Real Estate game, I find myself struggling with the fear of going into a bad first deal and not knowing were to start my investing career. My investment strategy is multi-family buy and hold and single family flips. I hope to get to know more of you. Bigger Pockets feels like one big investor family and I am excited to start this journey.