All Forum Posts by: John Swann

Hey Nick!

Welcome to BP. This is a great place to network and learn.

I like the Monroe / Union County area. A lot of folks prefer Union County schools, so that is a general positive of investing in that area. There is a new hospital in Matthews, and a lot of investors will target hospitals for medium term rentals. With Monroe being off of Hwy 74, this makes it an easy shot to Charlotte, Matthews, and 485 to get elsewhere. All-in-all, I like Monroe as a place to invest.

In the current market, I think all strategies are still on the table, you just have to negotiate better prices. If you are going to buy with leverage, the increased interest rates will limit cash flow on rentals. If you're trying to flip and you buy with hard money, make certain you have a clear exit strategy and the property will perform as a rental if the flip gets overly expensive or the market does not like the price you try to sell at.

Hope this helps!

@Anthony Stephenson, as I'm sure you can tell, many folks feel strongly about SEO Meets REI. The overwhelming majority of us feel so positively about Andy and Keith that we came to BP to share our thoughts.

Keith has invested hours of his time helping me with my site, for free. I recently started paying him for backlink and schema help as well. I'm seeing results that are slow and steady.

I'm sorry you initially had a poor experience with SEO Meets REI. I hope that was just growing pains at a new company. Check out Keith and Andy's FB group where they give out a ton of free info and knowledge. Hope to see you in there!

Hey Jeremiah,

I reached out to you on LinkedIn. Would be great to connect and chat.

-John