All Forum Posts by: Scot Howat
Scot Howat has started 15 posts and replied 416 times.
Post: Chicago House Hackers Meetup

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What about a reverse house hack? Would that still qualify....
Post: Where the hell do I start

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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How far away are you from Arlington Heights?
Post: Newbie sacramento need help

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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BRRR's are hard to do. I did it on a single family property last year. I can tell you what you need to do, but it's not easy to pull off in my market (Chicago). Just a fair warning.
Post: New to BiggerPockets

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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There's a Cashflow Game night in Lombard on the 3rd Thursday of the month at McDonald's.
CAREIA.org for the details
There's a lot of people to meet there. It's a good place to start and learn for free
Post: New to BiggerPockets

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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Welcome to BP!
Post: Looking to network with local investors

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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Welcome. Come out to a REI meeting this coming Monday in Lisle. I'll be there if you want to meet some active investors.
CAREIA.org for details (it's a non profit organization).
Post: Real Estate Investor and Real Estate Agent. Best balance.

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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Yes. I'm working towards getting 80% of my income from investments, and 20% from activities as a realtor. The agent/investor is hard to come by. I heard that 40% of agents don't own ANY property (including their primary residence). If I'm successful at investing then it should be pretty easy to sell a client a rental property just like I would buy.
Post: Newbie from Naperville/ St. Charles, IL

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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Welcome. There's a free networking event tomorrow night at Portillo's on Butterfield Rd in Downers Grove at 7pm in the back room. You should go.
I'm a full time real estate investor and realtor. You'll learn a ton from people doing deals in our market, and it's pretty relaxed and fun. Hopefully we'll see you there.
CAREIA.org
Post: 1st flip completed 2nd and 3rd under renovations!

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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Looks great. What market is this in?
Post: Underwriting conditions on a flip...ugh.

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- Hoffman Estates, IL
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That's how it goes. Find another buyer, or have them get another lender.