All Forum Posts by: Cal Ewing

Welcome to the site Jesse, this website is jam packed with useful info and there are more and more Canadians joining the site. Have fun.

@Tony Akhigbe Next Calgary meet-up please let me know. I am really bummed that I missed hearing about the last one. 

Hi gang, great to see all the Canucks connecting on here. I hope that soon this place will be full of Canadian investors. 

Myself, I have not bought any investment properties in Canada. From the getgo I started investing in Vegas after the market crash, followed by Phoenix. This was all turn-key to begin with but it got my feet wet and now I am investing in Houston, Columbus and working on building teams in Austin and San Antonio. 

My current strategy is buying at the tax deed auctions in Texas, however I am also working on expanding my acquisition strategy to include using wholesalers and maybe even direct mail. So far I have done 3 tax auction deals and it is a lot of fun.

Calgarians, I'd love to grab a coffee and talk real estate any time.

Hey Emin, welcome to Bigger Pockets. You have definitely come to the right place if you want to expand your real estate investing knowledge. Lots of American related content here but more and more Canadians are signing up and sharing on here as well. 

Okay thank for your help @James Miller. And again thank you for the excellent feedback everyone. 

Thanks @James Miller. Luckily Texas is my main area of focus. I am guessing this too will depend on the state but what about saying that I am looking for private lenders with no mention of interest rates or any kind of expected returns etc.? 

Thanks so much for all of the feedback everyone. It is greatly appreciated. I have been planning on consulting with an attorney on this issue. I did however want to get some opinions, thoughts and advice ahead of time from the BP community. 

@Brian Burke I think you make a really great point in regards to posting what I have done in the past, my skills and track record as that is automatically implied to viewers that it can be done in future deals. 

@Bill Gulley thank you for your detailed response. I may have to take a close look at how have said things thus far and make some changes.

This thread has given me some food for thought and resources to read up on. 

Thanks again everyone. 

I have purchased 3 properties at the Harris County Tax Sale so far. I agree with a lot of what @Allen Maris said above. Don't go over your max bid that you predetermined and practice patience. It took me 6 auctions to win anything. Unlike what Allen is doing, you have to know what you are doing when you are bidding at a tax deed auction. I highly recommend sitting down with a real estate attorney before you get going on this strategy as he/she can save you from making some costly mistakes. That being said, I am finding it a good way to get undervalued properties in a hot Houston market. 

Exciting Marie! I'd love to see your before and after pics once rehab is complete.

@Account Closed

 I have a few I can recommend to you if you don't have one already.

Sorry I just realized I started talking to Shez and then switched to talking to William. Most of that was intended for @William Wong