All Forum Posts by: Wendy Carpenter

Thank you for the input, @Julie Marquez! Does that mean you’re headed down that way for properties?! ;)

@Robert Freeborn, the Bham market has skyrocketed! I'm a WWU alum, and I would loved to have stayed in Bham. I can't believe what properties are going for up there! "The Ghetto Alphabet" streets are definitely no longer ghetto! I saw a duplex on Texas St recently for way more than it's former reputation would have allowed!  So now I'm jealous of David's acquisition and jealous of your location!

I actually saw that property when I was looking at recent sales, and I was thinking what a slam dunk deal that was for whomever bought it! Way to go!!!

@David Sweeney, I just messaged you back! Yes, please do let me know about any multifamilies in that area! I have just one SFR at the moment, but I'm very serious about buying multi, I'm trying not to get impatient while I wait for the right property.

Also, by the way, we're public servants united in REI! :)

Well that's lame! I need an RE agent who's looking for my next deal! 

Let's keep in touch about the Lewis County area, Tyler!

@Tyler Blackwell, you said everything I'm thinking about the market! I looked at past sales and saw some I would have been interested in, but YES, the duplexes on the market right now in Chehalis/Centralia are crazy high! 

Thanks so much for your input, when I searched for any posts regarding the area--- I got 0! 

Do you mean 1016 N Pearl for $79K? If that's the one, I think that one is more of a "bulldoze" than a "fixer," that one looks like a scary SOB! hahah

If you don't mind me asking, who do you use for a realtor in that area?

I currently have one SFR (a BRRRR!) in addition to my primary. I had been focusing on finding a small multifamily (to start!) in the Tacoma/Oly area, but it seems like everyone else has the same idea! With my current budget, that area is seemingly very hard to break into right now.

With that being said, I’m thinking of looking in the Chehalis/Centralia area. I feel like it’s similar to @Brandon Turner target area over in Aberdeen, in terms of economy (pretty stagnant!) and socioeconomic factors. I realize that there probably won’t be much appreciation on the property (also like Aberdeen), but forcing some appreciation through updates and following the 7 Steps to 7 Figure Wealth strategy is my current goal. 

I've looked at listings in the Chehalis/Centralia area, and although there's not a lot of small multifamily at the moment, they do come up in my price range. 

Is this a good idea? Any thoughts of “run far away!” from anyone?

So, also, does anyone have a good, investor friendly Lewis County realtor?!

@Ruthy Taylor, that would be WONDERFUL! @Heather R. and I were trying to get something set up! I'll message you!

@Ned Carey, thanks so much for that information, very helpful!

I swear I'm not stalking you, just following you, @Andrew Hodgson hahah, but I would like to know the answer to this as well!