All Forum Posts by: Paulina L.

Hi all, I am looking to calculate Price-to-rent ratios. I was using Zillow to get Annual sales price, and now I am looking to find Annual rent numbers, but I am having a hard time finding this. Does anyone have advice or tools they use on where to get this number?

Hi all - I am looking to house hack on multi-family property for my first RE investment. I'm interested in Tulare county, as I see a lot of pop growth, good school districts, high renter %s, and a lot of new construction coming into some of the areas. 

My only concern is that when I run the deal analyses, I'm usually seeing a loss on COCROI. I'm thinking it's likely because even though renter % is high, it seems like the rent people usually pay in the area is still relatively low. Any thoughts on Tulare county as RE investment location?

 What do you mean by that? As in connect with local real estate agents to see their listings and work directly with them on the analyses/numbers?

 Hi Bob, thanks for the response. I am looking to rent the property out. Of course, I'm also hoping I can find it in a market with at least B or C+ neighborhoods, +% increase in pop growth and low unemployment rates as well. I feel like it could be feasible, it may just take extra digging. 

 Hi Nicholas, thanks for the response. I am seeing many available for $90k under, but I am definitely seeing a lot of potential challenges with them as well. 

I was reading about how California may not be very investor-friendly, and all house hacking options (with my financial situation) are 3-5 hours out of where I currently live. I'm hoping to join upcoming RE meetups to network a bit better. Appreciate your advice. 

 Hi Carlos! Thank you for letting me know about this event. I definitely would love to join. I am currently visiting my family members (not in California). If there is another meet up in Feb, I would love to know about it. 

 Great suggestion on providing a two-way street. I was thinking about how I could provide/what type of value someone else may benefit from, so these ideas are perfect. Thanks, Steve!

Hi all,

This is a bit of a newbie question I'm sure - I'm searching for a good zip code/market to purchase for a single family home, ideally $90k or under listings, +1k sq ft that are 2bd-1ba minimum. I found a few that are stated as SFH, but lists that they are in a senior community. I don't see any HOA fees, but I'm not sure what the implications are for SFH in a Senior Community may mean. Does the unit operate as a SFH or are there any rules / costs I may need to be aware of? Anyone have any advice or experience you would be open to sharing?

Thanks in advance!

 Such a great idea, I haven't thought of going to meetup.com. I'm checking it out now. I really appreciate it, thanks for being so helpful!

 Thanks, George! I would prefer evenings during the week days and mornings during the weekends. However, if necessarily, I can find time based on majority's schedules. I am also on PST time, not sure what everyone else's time zones may be. Thanks for setting this post up, and looking forward to connecting with you all!