All Forum Posts by: Stephen Goff

Try hard money you have enough asset to qualify 

Hey @Derrick Walker I'm in the same boat. I just listened to podcast 116 and it had some great info on wholesaling in general.  

Curious about getting marketing sponsor's from company's not related to real estate but can benefit from the advertising?  Thoughts ? 

welcome to BP @steve a wealth of knowledge is now a few forum posts away. 

Erica where did you end up hanging your license. My wife just got here license and after making a matrix of all the brokers she went with KW.

@Rich Nickel what's your story?  How was it acquiring your first rental  property in TX? 

@Steve Rozenberg thanks for the warm welcome my fellow Angeleno. I'm all about developing real relationships. Since we have Cali in common I can definitely see us grabbing lunch or a beer/shot at a happy hour. I'll be contacting you within a week or two.

@Marlon Wilson I see you been making big moves. What you know about Belize and Brazil? I was born in Belize City and Did carnival in Brazil for my 25th birthday. Your website inspired me. How did you get started?  

@Ray A. Thanks for the welcome. Where do you hang your license. My wife is realtor still a newbie no transactions yet still training at KW before she goes all in.

Thanks for the kind words Justin. Like I said I'm locked in and focused.  The property taxes here really balances out the difference in house prices. I still think I made the right move. Gave up Hollwood and the beaches for sq footage and lower cost of living. 

Hey Rich great minds think alike. The hardest part was convincing my wife to move. 

I haven't been to any networking events yet but definitely plan on attending any in my area. I'm actually having lunch tomorrow with a contractor/flipper I met a few weeks ago.  He's an older gentleman that does drywall contract work for fidelity my home insurance warranty.  He came by to patch up a hole my plumber had to cut through to fix a pipe leak. Thank god for home insurance warranty.

I'm looking for duplex/four plexes. The plan is to rent out my house. Recently refinanced ($1350) so will actually cash flow maybe $100 lol  seeing that rent comps ($1400 to $1600) are just over my mortgage payment. Live in one side of the duplex for a few years. Move out and get another SF. At that time the appreciation in the first home will have enough equity in it to make at least $50k . It's almost been 2 yrs and it already has $25k in equity. That's kinda the plan.

As far as area I'm not sure.  All the duplexes are in Beaumont or the slums. I work all over houston being a uverse tech for att. I love the spring area. 

Hello  BP family, 

I found out about bigger pockets a few months ago but still haven't been as active in the forums as I need to be. I'm originally from Belize City, Belize Central America. I lived the majority of my adult life in Los Angeles, CA. 

I bought my first home in 2011 and absolutely fell in love with real estate. It was a REO for $235k in a decent area real close to where I grew up. My wife was terrified initially because the house needed some work done. We took some money out of our 401k remodeled the kitchen, resurfaced the hard wood floors, and painted all the rooms. It took 3 months of hard work but it was totally worth it. We lived in it for 2 1/2 yrs and sold it for $325k . Technically it was my first live in flip. I transfered my job to Houston in 2013 bought a turn key in 2014 for $154K (twice the size of LA house) and have been itching to explore the real estate investing world.

I've been reading REI books, watching podcasts (flipnerd & BP), YouTube videos, and recently been getting out to network. My wife just got here real estate license and is working with KW.

With 2016 appoaching I've decided to go balls deep into the real estate investing. I'm in the process of developing a 7yr plan to aquire a portfolio of small multi family properties . I'm currently looking for anybody that's willing to mentor a hungry, motivated, and focused newbie. Lunch on me. 

Hello BP family,

I found out about bigger pockets a few months ago but still haven't been as active in the forums as I need to be.

Lil intro 

I'm originally from Belize City, Belize Central America. I lived the majority of my adult life in Los Angeles, CA. I bought my first home in 2011 and absolutely fell in love with real estate. 

Lil experience 

It was a REO for $235k in a decent area real close to where I grew up ( south central LA). My wife was terrified initially because the house needed some work done. We took some money out of our 401k remodeled the kitchen (gut job), resurfaced the hard wood floors, and painted all the rooms. It took 3 months of hard work but it was totally worth it. We lived in it for 2 1/2 yrs and sold it for $325k . Technically it was my first live in flip lol. I transfered my job to Houston in 2013 bought a turn key in 2014 for $154K (twice the size of LA house) and have been itching to explore the real estate investing world.

Lil prep work

I've been reading REI books, watching podcasts (flipnerd & BP), YouTube videos, and recently been getting out to network. My wife just got here real estate license and is working with KW.

With 2016 appoaching I've decided to go balls deep into the real estate investing. I'm in the process of developing a 7yr plan to aquire a portfolio of small multi family properties . I'm currently looking for anybody that's willing to mentor a hungry, motivated, and focused newbie. Lunch on me.