All Forum Posts by: Nate Green

Hey @Diana K. ! Welcome to BP! Hope to see you in town. Buffalo is certainly headed in the right direction!

Little late to the party, but welcome @Shaun Lapsley ! Nice to see another Buffalo person here on BP! Good luck with the FHA, that's what I want to do in a couple of years.

I can also vouch for @Andrew Schultz . He's a great guy and has taught me a lot!

Welcome to BP @Terrance Carr ! @Terrance Carr

Wow! Congratulations Brianna! Good luck moving forward and I hope you continue to share your amazing successes. Something to truly aspire too!

Welcome to the site Marcus! You'll definitely find a lot of great information and people on BP. Good luck with your investing and getting out of the rat race!

@David Niles hit it right on the head. I intern on Main Street and they are slowly making progress on the 500 block. They're eventually hoping to make it all the way down to Canalside, but are still waiting on financing. It's great to see the city coming back to life after so many years of ineptitude.

I think both @Michael Sherwood and @Andrew Schultz make great points. While the Buffalo Billion is great and all, what has been really been driving the growth of Buffalo is the private sector (partially through historic tax and preservation credits).

What we haven't seen is a couple of things that are really holding the city back:

1) A lack of necessary amenities for downtown living like Andrew said (grocery stores, more retail stores, et cetera). Without them there really isn't anything to do in the Business District, besides a few restaurants, with the nearest grocery not within walking distance. If someone realizes this, great things will come for Buffalo.

2) Lack of demand for office space. Tied into the One Seneca Tower deal, there is an overabundance of outdated office space on the market. Once we start to see some more large scale conversions, if they ever happen, I think we'll start to see some more investor involvement and more demand for both residential and commercial space.

Just found this topic. Great stuff Wendell!

Hi @Margaret Pagnucco .

I've only read the book and listened to the CD's, which just go through what's said in the book. It's broken up into 8 parts:

1) Tools of the Trade (Some terms and strategies)

2) Forms

3) Getting Into It (Basics) - there is some great stuff in this section - some exercises that lie out different scenarios (home type, price, strategies, etc.)

4) More Great Tips

5) First-Time Buyers

6) Getting Started (Steps)

7) Protecting Your Assets

8) Appendices

Overall, there is a lot of great information included at a relatively low price (don't recall how much). However, most, if not all, of the info included can be found here on BP for free and in the BP Beginner's Guide (http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing).

I can't comment on the mentoring system though. Hope this helps!

Hi @Connor Smith welcome to BP! Thanks for the info on the First Home Buyers' Club, never heard of it before. Hope to see you at the next BP meet up.