All Forum Posts by: Tami DuBose

@Cristian Rivera that's too much thinking for me; consumer reports, census reports. What do you want to do? Buy/hold, flip, wholesale? Many of the local MLS websites have local housing information.

If your primary residence is in Louisiana, start close to home. Check out the local real estate groups in our area. Contact BP locals from the specific areas you like and ask their opinion of the areas.

Right now, Baton Rouge & surrounding areas affected by the flood are in need of good rehabbers.

Hope this helps.

@Derrick Thomas welcome. Baton Rouge is a teeny drive for you. We have a Meetup next week. Also, Lafayette hosts a meetup next week. I'm too lazy to add the details right now. Call me if you'd like 225.773.711one.

@Larry H. - looking for an update. Did you come to Baton Rouge? Do you have guys working? I'd love to check out your projects. Tami 225.773.711one

@Braden Smith, do you know @Evelyn Greenwood ? She has her hands all over New Orleans. 

@Patrick Rowe - Have you checked out the BP calculators: https://www.biggerpockets.com/buy-and-hold-calcula...

I'm having breakfast with a few other investor, this Th, 7 a.m. at Frank's by Cortana. We usually talk about deals & share insights. You're welcome to bring the deal for discussion.

Tami 225.773.711one

@Jeremy Patterson whatever happened with this? Inquiring minds want to know if you are a full time property manager. How's it looking?

@Brandon Johnson definitely knows what he's talking about. As previously mentioned, join us each month at the RING (<-click). Also, I drive to Lafayette each month for their BP Meetup. @Robert Leonard always has great information.

This thread is full of valuable lease & relationship insight. I agree, avoid friends & family as tenants

John, there's an abandoned park off Airline, around the Earl K Long area. I don't know anything about it. 

@Jenny Gremillion - This may have been in the answers, but I didn't see it translated like I would do it.

I always want to be the bank. How can you do this? Through the equity in your home.

- Pay down your primary residence.

- Increase your HELOC (giving yourself access to the stock money)

& stay with your strategy of using the HELOC to pay cash for investments, fix it up, Cash Out & do it all over again.

If you're doing it right, you can have an infinite return on your rentals. (meaning you have none of your cash into it after the refi - you paid yourself back 100% or more).

Hope that helps. Apologies if it was said above. I just didn't see it.