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All Forum Posts by: Stephen Keighery

Stephen Keighery has started 26 posts and replied 603 times.

Post: How can I make this deal work?

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

Don't force a deal, particularly a wholesale deal. Wholesale deals should be great deals that sell themselves. I would negotiate for a stronger deal and if they don't take it work on the next one. 

Post: Say goodbye to Zillow...

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

Nice new feature. 

Post: Any advice for a beginner? Mentors?

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

Find your local meetups about get around people doing business in your local area. These connections are more valuable le than a mentor. 

Post: New Fix and Flip Business

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

It can take a lot of looking but it could also come fast. If you know your buy box and criteria and see that deal pull the trigger. To me people see a deal that matches their criteria and get scared and try to figure out what's wrong with it and then miss out on the deal. 

Post: Pace Morby’s Gator Lending - yay or nay?

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

Nah

Post: New: BiggerPockets Concierge! Call us at 720-902-8552, Anytime , For Free Help

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

Cool service, I will try it. 

Post: AirDNA top STR markets to invest 2025

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

Interesting, I wouldn't have picked those Markets. I have an STR in New Orleans and we were heavily impacted by regulation. Luckily mine was zoned commercial and so the regulation didn't effect me and actually helped as it greatly reduced the supply in the market.

Post: Best city to begin investing

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467
Quote from @Dave Richard:
Quote from @Jenna Schulze:

Hi! I am starting to become involved in real estate investing and I am looking between two cities in Ohio to purchase my first property (hopefully a duplex). Through my research, it says that Cleveland and Toledo are both good options for real estate investing. Which one is better? Is there a city that's better than both of these in Ohio? I do need a property that is not very expensive, which is why I have been looking into Clevland due to their low selling prices and high appreciation rates. 

I don't like States that people- in general- are moving away from. I prefer new Orleans, for example. 
New Orleans is my market too. I wouldn't recommend it to out of state investors unless they have a strong connection here. The only reason I like it is that I live here and have systems to buy deals under market value. 

Post: New Orleans fix and flip market?

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

There are plenty of flippers making good money here. The market is slow currently and you need to check flood zones and assess insurance costs when underwriting a deal. If you are assessing all markers you will probably find better but if you have some connections or a reason to be here you can definitely flip here. 

Post: Don't Become a Property Hoarder or a Door Counter

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 634
  • Votes 467

Couldn't agree more. My goal used to be to get to 100 properties but I realized that was the wrong goal. I am now focused on ROI, Cash Flow and Equity.