All Forum Posts by: Ryan Halverson

Doug Perry *********** Thanks for all the support and info! Look forward to my time here.

Doug Perry I have not connected with a local investor yet, my MFU would be small as the move here and other expenses dismantled my savings, plus I would like to start small on my first property.

Hey Jon Klaus, good to hear. The analytical mindset of IT people probably does well in REI.

Leonid Sapronov

Thanks Leonid, I try to make my conservative number 60% to include any fees. I will do an in-depth analysis once I feel the property is profitable.

Trying not to make a plug here but some of the sites I use are:
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/va/mclean/
http://www.city-data.com/
http://www.greatschools.org/school-district-boundaries-map/?lat=38.9338676&lon=-77.17726040000002&level=e&q=mclean,%20va

With the City-Data, make sure to zoom in...you can actually zoom into a street level to find crimes stats etc.

I also use http://www.familywatchdog.us/ for registered sex offenders. One reason I look for this stat is because generally a registered sex offender cannot get a top level job and will have to settle for sub housing, and provides a guesstimate of the area. Plus it can drive families away and lower property value...just my opinion.

Hey Ben Leybovich, thanks for the support. I was actually stationed a stones throw from you, I was at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton last year (did all 4 years there)

Been up to the Kewpee burger joint in Lima a couple times.

Hey everyone, I have been lurking for awhile but decided to post and get more in depth help from the community. I have been learning a lot from formulas to recommended furnishings, the community is awesome and I look forward to learning/contributing more.

As you can tell from my picture I am prior US Air Force, served 4 years and moved to Chicago with my wonderful fiance last year. I am an IT professional for now with ambitions to move into real estate. We are looking to purchase a multi plex and would like to set ourselves up for wealth 15+ years from now.

Tyler McLeod

I have been keeping my eye on the Birmingham market as well. Haven't been to the area but from my research it could be so-so but here is a property I came across that looked like it had potential. Then again I didn't crunch many numbers but check it out.

http://realestate.al.com/?classification=real+estate&temp_type=detail&tp=RE_bama&property=al.com&finder=buy&ad_id=613479036

It is listed as 3bd so I assume rooms are tiny and like i said neighborhood is iffy.

Ya know, since you are in the Atlanta area there are a few real estate flippers in the area. If you wanted to see how the process works cradle to grave the best bet would be to offer a free internship or shadow them. Not sure how how feasible it is and what type of learner you are but this could help immensely.

Dawn A. WOW! that is funny, luckily mail already came I suppose.

Dawn A. That is scary they don't have bank accounts. Is that common, or is it just a lower class area?

Ben Leybovich

Awesome list, I will add this to my "questions to ask."
Thanks a ton Ben!