All Forum Posts by: Isaiah Cuellar
Isaiah Cuellar has started 12 posts and replied 40 times.
Post: Paying off a property in 3 years?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
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This is because it's the fastest way to achieve $1500-$2000/ month passive (when I'll be 25 years old) which will also give me a HELOC, allow me the option to leave my job and get a less strenuous one, and be able to provide to my family and repeat the process but a lot faster.
Post: Paying off a property in 3 years?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
Quote from @Erik Estrada:
Are you on a 30 year fixed loan or 15 year loan?
It’s a 30 year note, sorry I did not mention that
Post: Paying off a property in 3 years?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
Good morning everyone, I was wondering, if I want a property paid off in three years, and I put 20% down, should I put as much as I can monthly (I can add an extra $4,000 per month) or, should I put the $4,000 each month into a 5.8% interest rate CD, and wait until I have enough to pay off the principal cash? Common sense tells me put the money in CD’s to build more and let the tenant pay off the mortgage until I can pay it cash, but a lender told me the best way would be to put the $4,000 per month straight into the principal… was that just him trying to make more off of interest from me?
Post: Best places for cash flow?

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- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
Quote from @Min Zhang:
In terms of cash flow, depending on the market you are interested in. I'm seeing COC anywhere from 6-10% in Columbus and 8-12% in Cleveland.
Post: Best places for cash flow?

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- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
Quote from @Jimmy Lieu:
Quote from @Isaiah Cuellar:
I’d like to invest in Ohio after 5 years or so but where can I find the best cash flow in a landlord friendly state to invest in for now? I of course don’t have time to research every single market in the US so I figured I’d ask here, I’m from El Paso Texas and I’m willing to move anywhere in the country to house hack but in the cities I’ve looked at I barely pass breaking even if I’m lucky. I can put 20% down on a property up to $230k and I work a lot in different states so I need to invest somewhere in an A or B class neighborhood so I mitigate the risk of tenants causing problems, does anyone know where I can meet these goals? Of course I will hire a property manager
Definitely! I’ve been hearing a lot about the future job growth.
Post: Best places for cash flow?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
Quote from @Joshua Janus:
Quote from @Isaiah Cuellar:
I’d like to invest in Ohio after 5 years or so but where can I find the best cash flow in a landlord friendly state to invest in for now? I of course don’t have time to research every single market in the US so I figured I’d ask here, I’m from El Paso Texas and I’m willing to move anywhere in the country to house hack but in the cities I’ve looked at I barely pass breaking even if I’m lucky. I can put 20% down on a property up to $230k and I work a lot in different states so I need to invest somewhere in an A or B class neighborhood so I mitigate the risk of tenants causing problems, does anyone know where I can meet these goals? Of course I will hire a property manager
Cleveland, Ohio is a great market to focus on for cash flow and specific pockets have gone up 2x and upwards of 4x in the last 5-10 years even!
Examples:
44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)
https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/
44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)
https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/
44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)
https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/
It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median income is not even in the top 3. That creates a really nice price / rent ratio which is favorable for investors looking for cash flow. The median home price is also very low nationwide which creates a low barrier to entry. You can get solid cash-flowing single families in the 90-120k price range and duplexes in the 130-180k price range. There are cheaper one’s in D/F areas but I would be careful as those can create a laundry list of additional issues. In 2022 the rents increased 12.1% year over year which was the 3rd highest in the entire country per https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/02/14/cleveland-rent-prices.
Here are pockets I focus on for cash flow:
West side - West boulevard, Cudell, Clark-Fulton, Jefferson, Bellaire-Puritas, Old Brooklyn
East side - Fairfax, Buckeye-Shaker (the north side), Waterloo Arts District, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, Newburgh Heights, Lee-Miles (the north side), Bedford
Here are the areas that I focus on for appreciation:
West side - Lakewood, Edgewater, Old Brooklyn, Ohio City, Tremont (above 490)
East side - Buckeye-Shaker (the north side), Waterloo Arts District, Fairfax
*I have a graded neighborhood map of these areas as well if you would like to check it out.
Awesome information, thank you. How can I reach out? I would definitely love to check out the map.
Post: Best places for cash flow?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
Quote from @Greg Scott:
Texas is one of the most landlord friendly markets. El Paso is reasonable, so you can probably make it work there.
Here is a list of most to least affordable cities
What are the most to least affordable cities? And thank you I’ll definitely keep looking
Post: Best places for cash flow?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
I’d like to invest in Ohio after 5 years or so but where can I find the best cash flow in a landlord friendly state to invest in for now? I of course don’t have time to research every single market in the US so I figured I’d ask here, I’m from El Paso Texas and I’m willing to move anywhere in the country to house hack but in the cities I’ve looked at I barely pass breaking even if I’m lucky. I can put 20% down on a property up to $230k and I work a lot in different states so I need to invest somewhere in an A or B class neighborhood so I mitigate the risk of tenants causing problems, does anyone know where I can meet these goals? Of course I will hire a property manager
Post: $55,000/yr to invest, what’s the best route?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @Isaiah Cuellar:
I'm 21, and after taxes and all expenses I have $55,000/ year I'm able to invest. I work everyday in different states and am home one week out of every 2 months. My goal now is to get a multifamily property no more than $250,000 and put 20%-30% down, get a property manager, and put an extra $4-$5k per month into the principal to pay off the mortgage in less than 3 years, but I don't know what state to invest in, I know Ohio is being looked at but I wouldn't have to time to see multiple properties in person and I'm not sure how to verify the operating expenses of different properties, required repairs, etc. I live in El Paso, Texas but there's not much potential for my goals here, what should I do? My end goal is to figure what property would get me the best ROI when the property is paid off after 3 years, but with the spreadsheets and calculators I've used I have no clue how to figure this out, and the agents and lenders I've spoken to don't know either.
Post: $55,000/yr to invest, what’s the best route?

- Investor
- Columbus, OH
- Posts 41
- Votes 32
I'm 21, and after taxes and all expenses I have $55,000/ year I'm able to invest. I work everyday in different states and am home one week out of every 2 months. My goal now is to get a multifamily property no more than $250,000 and put 20%-30% down, get a property manager, and put an extra $4-$5k per month into the principal to pay off the mortgage in less than 3 years, but I don't know what state to invest in, I know Ohio is being looked at but I wouldn't have to time to see multiple properties in person and I'm not sure how to verify the operating expenses of different properties, required repairs, etc. I live in El Paso, Texas but there's not much potential for my goals here, what should I do? My end goal is to figure what property would get me the best ROI when the property is paid off after 3 years, but with the spreadsheets and calculators I've used I have no clue how to figure this out, and the agents and lenders I've spoken to don't know either.