All Forum Posts by: Edickson Then

@Ham Merritt yes please, i would like to speak with him. even tho i would like someone to be in the boroughs to make it easier for me to walk into their office, but we might be able to work something

Have you used fha 203k loan in nyc? what bank/location did you use?

while i havent talked to every bank yet, most sound like they dont even know of the existane of the program.

bump: anyone has any comments/advise on this?

hi @Alek Liskov @Michael P. im also new from nyc. welcome to bp.

thank you @Taylor Brugna

thank you @Marlon Fong @Dave Visaya @David Olakanmi

Hello all. My Name is Edickson (Edison), I'm from new york city, now living in the bronx area. I can't remember how I came across BP, i think i found the videos on youtube first as I was looking at RE investing videos/tutorials and ended up here. I do not have any experience in RE. Well actually i did get my license probably 3years ago, tried renting out appartments for commission but that didnt go very well. Had a child and had to go to a different career path to make consistent money. My cousin hooked me up with an interview at a call center. A year an some months later was promoted to Quality assurance which is what i do now (You know when you call customer service and the voice on the phone says "this call may be recorded and monitor for quality assurance purposes"?, well I am the one doing the monitoring, Oooh the fun!!). Anyways, so at almost 2 years in the company and few months after promotion the company announces they are outsourcing the call center, but not my position (sh*t, do we have emojis on here? maybe not, well enter confused emoji here). so who am i going to monitor now? Not knowing what is going to happen here with my job, i started looking for something else, and will start my new job (and new career path) in less than 3 weeks. (I think this is getting too long).

So, i don't want to live with that uncertainty of not knowing what is going to happen with my paycheck tomorrow, the uncertainty of letting someone else dictate my and my family's livelihood. I want to have full control of my future and finances. I have always had big goals and always looked for ways to accomplish those goals, I have thought of some crazy business ideas, but never executed. Now i feel that RE is my way of financial freedom.  I have read a few books business books and self help books. I dont love reading, but i know I have to do it to learn and grow. 

I should probably tell you my age too, i'm 33.

Looking to do buy and hold, Brrrr, more than likely in Yonkers. seems to be the less pricey part of nyc. I am now talking to banks and seen who can provide FHA 203k loans so i can house hack a 3-4 fam house.

WOW This was a long intro. IDK if you can tell but i was just typing whatever came to mind at the moment. Thank you for reading if you made it this far. If you have any questions about me or feel i left something out, just ask.

thinking of doing brrrr. not loving in the unit while renovations. im looking into fha 203k.dont have lots of money either. and yes, working ft

hello from new york city. new to the site and to RE investing. i have been reading on real state and trying to diggest as much info as i can. i have been looking at a foreclosed property that seems to be a steal at the listed price (i think will sell for much more). the agent told me it needs full gut. would it be a good idea for a complete noob to take such advance job?

Hello all. I will like to attend, mainly to listen and learn as i have not done any investments yet.