All Forum Posts by: Harrison Sharp

New investor in the DFW market, looking at buying my first house back within the next year or so (either a SFH with room mates or a duplex). I currently have about 50k saved up and have some questions regarding the available financing. My plan was to use a FHA loan and put 3.5% down as a down payment, my credit score is around 800 and I have no outstanding debt. 1. What would be a realistic interest % I could obtain on a loan like this? 3.9-4.1%, or is that too low? 2. What would be the best place to obtain a loan like this? I have an account still open with a local credit union I used growing up but would like the best possible rate and assume big banks like WF and Chase are a no go. Any other advice for a new investor would be appreciated, thanks in advance for your help!

Hello, Looking for a property appraiser for around 15 properties in the Dallas proper area. Property as well as houses. Thanks in advance for the help

Hey BP, 

My name is Harrison Sharp and I'm a 100% noob that is looking to get started in investing in Dallas or surrounding suburbs. I recently discovered BP and have been listening to as many episodes I can and have started reading as much about real estate as in my spare time as well. 

My primary areas of interests as of now are SFR rentals, multi family rentals, and potentially house hacking. I currently live with 3 other room mates with our lease being up at the end of August and was thinking about trying to a find a multi family to house hack and live in with one of my current room mates while renting out the other side. If I'm not able to find anything I would continue to rent and look to buy and rent out both sides but don't really know of any good resources of where to start or what is profitable or how to determine what makes a property profitable in Dallas.

Additionally, my grand father owns a bunch low income properties in south Dallas and he is about to pass away. The properties are run by a manger but if my parents don't want to take those over then I wold be interested in learning as much as I can now and maybe one day step in. 

I just turned 25 and am currently a CPA at a B4 accounting firm but realize I do not want to work those hours the rest of my life and would genuinely enjoy working for myself managing property and renting. The goal is to eventually quit my job as it becomes feasible to do so. Have about 25k saved up with no debt and am putting as much into savings and the market as possibl and my plan is to continue to learn as much as possible in the next 8 months before my lease is up and figure out where the deals are. 

Thanks for your time!