All Forum Posts by: Johnson H.

Sounds like we have a few people for lunch which is great. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Justin, thanks for joining us tomorrow. I think you'll be in for a real treat. Just keep educating yourself and you'll know when the right time will be to jump in. Don't ever rush into anything!

Nhi said he will make it to lunch. He also said that if BeBe doesn't come, he will treat us to lunch! BP'ers are just too darn nice! I thought real estate investors were ruthless :)

Thanks for your generosity @BeBe Cheng! I just emailed Nhi to see if he would like to join us. Welcome @Deepak Nasta! I really like the people down in San Jose, which makes my drive down there from San Francisco worth it every time. David and Minh are really smart investors, you'll learn a lot from them!

 Nice flips David! It seems like every flip you use different materials, why is that? Or am I just flat out wrong and need my eyes check?!? lol

Sounds good David, sounds like it will be the three of us for lunch for now. I havent heard from @J. Martin yet! With the meetup group, we have 14 so far attending this meetup, I'm looking forward to it!

Tom, thanks for answering my previous questions, it sounds like a lot of thought and effort went into this flip. Why not parlay this into another flip of this magnitude since you've already learned of all the steps? 

Come by if you can Andrea! J Martin should be there :)

@Tom V.  - Gorgeous renovation and sold over list too, congrats Tom! As a native in SF, I have heard of the horrors of the planning department and community approval. Did you run into any large road blocks that you had to overcome? I also saw that legally its still an old house, is it true that planning takes a much longer time for a new build versus a rehab of this nature?

Prices per square foot are up all around San Francisco. It seems like Bay View and the Excelsior areas have a number of these smaller homes that can be expanded. What are your thoughts for the SF market going forward?

Thanks for the tags J and Minh!

Gemmil, glad to see another San Francisco native on BP! I absolutely love SF, born and raised in the Sunset district and still live here to this day. Real estate in SF isn't as straightforward as other cities but has been highly rewarding for those that can navigate through the mess. I wanted to buy in SF during 2010 but the rents barely covered in the mortgage. Fast forward to now and rents have gone up 30-40% and prices up 30-70% depending on the area. However, if I had rented out my house with an inlaw, they probably would still be living there with 2010 rents as they would be priced out of living anywhere else in SF! Good luck wherever you choose to invest!