All Forum Posts by: Gordon Starr

it would be nice if someone did for Dayton what James Wise did mapping Cleveland. Dayton is sectioned into Burroughs and they all have very different characteristics. I think you could assign a grade to each. On the north side where I invest a lot, North Riverdale is c class, Shiloh is B/C, lower Riverdale is C/D, Hook estates A/B, Santa Clara D/F.. if you are about to buy a certain Burrough, run it past the list so as to learn a bit before you jump in and buy..

 Thanks Steve! Any suggestions for how to find a mentor?

 You should call Ozzy Smith for starts since he offered. He is very experienced and develops properties such as what you are looking for. Good luck. Where are you oversees?

Dayton has been on a slow steady upswing for about a decade and now it is heating up. Thanks to those who are making that happen. Like these builders and investors who take abandoned houses and turn them into some awesome rental investment. Much of the city proper area is really shaping up!

If you know Dayton, you can easily avoid blight by going to areas of town that don't have it. Better yet,  buy where blight reduction is a priority for the 138 million if fed money dayton just got. A lot of the press is about justifying the massive expenditure they are about to make.

 Wow, that is a nice house. What do you think something like that would rent for in that area? 

That one would go at the top of the market. Currently 1100 to 1200 per month. If it were me I'd price it high then be very patient with tenants.. a house that nice is tough to find in the rental market and people like nurses and robotics techs will be after them..

Check out 3005 Kathleen Ave for a good example of decked out hilltop supersolid construction. 

If you are local to the area, what we call the snowbelt is centered around my home town of hsrpersfield. They get nearly three times as much snow as anywhere else nearby.. the area is also over the top in wine production and consumption. Enjoy Ohio wine country, but watch out for enebriation during whiteout. Snow is tapering off,, but lake effect snow will continue over the snowbelt areas... that's the forecast all winter.

Quote from @Mateo Oquendo-Chandler:

Quote from @Hemrajsinh Waghela:

We started investing back in 2020, so for its going good In Dayton. They need more jobs and economic development by private or govt back funds to bring city back to its glory. With Columbus on one side and Indianapolis on other, two nation fastest growing cities; Dayton should be benefit from it  

 Dayton is just waiting its turn for companies to use the space that's there. 

 For over ten years Dayton economy has been growing slowly and steadily. Diverse industries, academia, healthcare.. auto production and housing got hit hard in 2007 leading to phenom deals for investors with enough cash to complete rehabs and hold long term. Dayton proper C class is wher you can get a hilltop decked out completely redone super solid beauty for 144k. Look at the list for 3005 Kathleen Ave.. What do you think of that?

I am always looking for top end construction, it makes the rehabbing job so much easier.. Particularly good are those homes that have not been modified and were super solid to begin with. I like to find elevated foundations, brick and hardwood, stone windowsills, built in wood features, a general overkill on construction materials... Dayton has some practically indestructible places built in the 1950s and 1960s.