All Forum Posts by: Doug Kirk

While I have read and discussed much on the house hack.  I am not sure it is for me.  As far as limiting risk, I am going to aggressively pay off  leverage to maximize my pure cash flow and not pull any money out any money.  Then reinvest it into more deals until I can build momentum.  I am blessed with a little to start and a w-2 that pays me well.  So we will see.

Right now I am looking at both Columbus as well as the medium cities such as Mt. Vernon and Mansfield areas to start as a base.  Both are decent in both appreciation and have decent properties that clear the 1% rule.  Through some creative moves I will be mortgage free in once I am ready in March or April at the latest.

Newbie in the North Central Ohio area (Lucky me) who hopes to have about somewhere around 6 digits near the new year to start out with and cannot decide which way to go.  I make good money and am single. Goal is to try for 8-10 Properties and try to leave my W-2 in 3-5 years.  I can't decide whether to be aggressive on buying and paying down one or spread on a couple and pay down slower.  I want to limit my risk as not knowing where the economy may be going.

Thanks for the welcome Min, Jeffrey, and Samuel.  I would love to connect to exchange ideas and even see if there are ways we can help each other.  Name the place and I cover the check.

Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Doug from Centerburg Ohio, Just getting started in real estate investing. I'm particularly passionate about Long term rentals but want to explore other aspects as I learn.

Outside of real estate, I am a tech nerd and history nerd.

Excited to learn and connect with you all!