All Forum Posts by: Steve Kenney
Steve Kenney has started 11 posts and replied 65 times.
Post: Lewiston/Auburn Maine Real Estate Investor Meetup

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
Please join us for the next Lewiston/Auburn investor meetup on 10/22 at the Franco Center in Lewiston! Our guest speaker will be Jon Bombaci, who is the Founder of Candor Realty and owns and manages a significant portfolio across New England. This will be one you won't want to miss!
Post: Lewiston/Auburn ME - Simplified REI Meetup

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
@Reid Laliberte, @Dan Weber, @Nathan Hann, @Andy Verge - this is the event for the next Lewiston/Auburn meetup. Hope you can make it!
Post: Lewiston/Auburn Maine Real Estate Investor Meetup

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
The next Lewiston Auburn Maine real estate investor meetup will be held at Burnt Ends Barbecue in Auburn on April 2nd. We'll be having Reid Laliberte from Spectrum Property Management joining us to do a Q and A on PM related topics. If you haven't worked with a Property Management company before but have questions about how they work, what they charge, what their costs cover, this will be a great one to attend. Hope to see you there!
Post: Lewiston/Auburn Maine Real Estate Investor Meetup

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
The next Lewiston/Auburn investor meetup will be Wednesday February 26th at Burnt Ends Barbecue in Auburn. Whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned investor, all are welcome.
I hope to see you there!
Post: Newlywed Couple Exploring Multi-Family Real Estate Investing

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
Hi @Akeeve Foreman, welcome to the group!
As Andrew said, starting with a house-hack is a great way to get started. Find a 2-4 unit multi and live in one of the units. You can get some very favorable funding and you'll need to occupy one of the units for just one year. Some people will do this with one building, then after a year go out and repeat the process with another property. There is a 30 year conventional loan product that only requires 5% down, which is great to use with this strategy.
Are you focusing on investing in Bangor specifically? I currently have 25 units in the Lewiston area and plan to get many more. I just had a few offmarket multis in Waterville sent my way that are pretty nice. If you're interested in them let me know.
Thanks for the mention @Andrew Freed!
Post: Auburn 3 Unit

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
Hey @Reid Laliberte,
That's a heck of a deal and I'm sure you have a good amount of equity in it now. I've seen small multi-families (2-4 units) appreciate very nicely in the Lewiston/Auburn area. There are a lot of people that are wanting to owner occupy, which has driven greater demand for these properties.
I am helping other investors as a realtor now, so if you are ever interested in listing it or just want some comps, let me know.
Hope to see you at the meetup Wednesday!
Post: Lewiston/Auburn Maine Real Estate Investor Meetup

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
Hey all, I wanted to post that we are having a meetup for the Lewiston and Auburn Maine market on January 29th. These are informal meetups, free to attend, and a great chance to meet other investors in the area. Hope to see you there!
Post: Properties, Networking, Advice,

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
I appreciate that @David Lecko! It's been a great tool so far. I did some cold calling with it last year and got some solid leads. I'm planning to send some mailers this year using the Ballpoint Marketing integration, so really glad to see you guys have added that!
Post: Buying an investment property in the winter

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
I think there can be some great deals out there in the winter months. If the deal makes sense I think the pros will outweigh the cons. The property may not have any vacancies, but if it does, just make sure you have enough reserves to cover that.
Post: Why is my unit still vacant?

- Investor
- Auburn, ME
- Posts 67
- Votes 41
I like to post on Facebook marketplace and include a link to my Zillow application where they can apply there. You get lots of questions from Marketplace, but you can just copy/paste a response like "Thanks for reaching out. To apply please visit this link on Zillow." You can also share your post to local pages on Facebook. I've had good luck with getting extra applicants that way. But like others have said, it's a tough time of year to fill vacancies. One thing I'd like to do going forward is optimize my leasing so they don't expire between the months of November-March.