All Forum Posts by: Zach Lemaster

Legislation changes no doubt!  That and areas that are very "seasonal."

Personally, I would recommend investing in areas that have established laws and regulations and avoiding areas that do not have any sort of legislation to avoid things changing at the drop of a hat that changes your entire investment strategy...

43% appreciation over the past ~4 years!  Definitely a market we like long term if you can make it cash flow in the meantime.  SWFL is an excellent market!  We also like Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, North Port, etc.

Personally I recommend suburbs around KC like Raytown, Blue Springs, Independence, etc.  Better schools, tenant demographics, income levels, etc.  Just my opinion on the MO market if you are open.

buildertrend an appfolio are great starting points for accounting and PM.

@Rolando Leos I recommend looking at markets where the numbers do make sense for you're current market does not.  Some recommendations I would suggest would be OH, IN, AL, MO, FL, TX & SC.  Those are just states I invest in where I can cash flow positive with 20% down, specifically with new construction.

@arron paulino, best recommendation is a LOC for a new LLC. Check local credit unions first.

Midwest markets we like: OH (Cleveland and surrounding locations), IN, MO.

@Nicole Blankenship

Welcome to BP.  The midwest is an excellent location for stable cash flow and low barrier of entry.  I personally like new construction in the SE in markets like AL, SC, FL, TX, etc. where you will see strong cash flow and strong appreciation in both rents and market values.  However, homes are more expensive there that requires more down payment.

@Daniel Curtin

Thanks so much for the interest in my company.

This topic has been thoroughly discussed for over a decade on BP. I'll post some forum threads below for you to review that I think would be beneficial.

Rent To Retirement has more 5 star reviews on BP, BBB, trustpilot, etc. than any other company in the TK business. Please make sure to look up the public reputation of any company you are considering working with. I say this confidently because we absolutely do our best to try to set out investors up for success. I've worked very hard over the past decade to build the reputation we have. Furthermore, while we can't control the outcome of every investment (since this is investing after all), we certainly do our best to be involved as problem solvers when issues arise. You will absolutely see that commitment we have to our investors as you search for my company on the BP forums and other sites. A true test of a company is not when everything goes right, but when things don't go 100% according to plan & how they handled it. We certainly stay involved to assist our clients however we can.

It is important when reading responses on BP to understand if there are any ulterior motives or biases in responses as I'm sure you know.

@Taz Zettergren for example is a competitor (which he did not disclose), which would be memphis invest. So clearly there will be some bias in his response. Taz, I'm sure you have better things to do than scour the BP forums to post on every thread where people are asking about my company. I certainly don't have my team doing that every time someone asks about the company you work for. Come on man, be professional. This just isn't good form. I'm sure you guys get enough business through your own marketing, maybe not? Also, if you are going to comment about my company, please do your best to ensure it's accurate. I am probably the best person to speak about how my company operates.

RTR is a national brokerage that diligently researches all US markets to bring the best investment opportunities to our investor community. This is why BP often has me on their podcasts and YT channel as a subject matter expert about market analytics, creative financing, build to rent/new construction, etc. You will see me on multiple podcasts along with their YT channel at least once a month presenting. This is not paid advertising. This is me offering my expertise to the BP community to assist everyone in accomplishing their goals.

RTR also offers some very unique investment options that no other company does that I've seen. We actually work more in the BTR (build to rent) space than TK or anything else as I strongly feel that new construction in growing markets is one of the best investment options available to investors. About 80% of what we do is new construction for both SFRs & MF. We source the best markets & builders across the country to work with, we also do our own in house new construction. We also are the only TK company that offers very unique options like STR (short term rentals) and MTRs (mid term rentals) where we've found that someone can likely achieve a much higher ROI than only focusing on LTRs (long term rentals). I am a partner in a STR mngt company allowing investors to either self manage if they'd like, with our guidance, or have mngt done for them. Additionally, we have very unique financing options available to investors through various lenders such as an investment portfolio loans where someone can buy multiple investment properties with as little as 5% down, a 2.99% seller financed loan, new construction loans, etc. Our goal is to match investors with the best financing options available based on their goals & to coach them through building a successful, sustainable investment portfolio! Lastly, we are also a REI education company with courses and coaching available should someone need more hands-on guidance through our RTR Academy. However, that is not required to invest with us.

While we have an excellent team of real estate professionals, I always make myself available to speak with our investors to help them map out an investing plan. I don't know how many other CEOs of REI companies do that, but I certainly do as that's very important to me. My wife and I are both doctors that retired from our career path in medicine through real estate investing. We are very passionate about helping others accomplish their investing goals and we bring our compassion & bedside manner into our real estate business, which I personally feel is rare in this space!

Ultimately our goal is to always add value to anyone who speaks with our team regardless of your investing background, experience, etc. I've thoroughly trained my team to provide as many resources as possible to anyone that contacts us. Regardless if they are investing with us, our goal is to provide detailed market information, resources such as the best financing options we are aware of, REI specific CPAs, attorneys, 1031 QIs, cost segregation specialists, mngt recommendations, STR/MTR resources, investment calculators, etc.

I hope this long explanation provides a detailed review of how RTR has helped thousands of investors accomplish their goals over the past decade. Our team is absolutely available to answer any specific questions anyone has at any point in time. Don't take my word for it, take some time to read what others are saying.

Here are some links to many other BP forum threads discussing RTR, TK, BTR, financing options, investor wins & challenges, etc.

To your success,

Zach 

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https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/references

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/765347-rent-to-retirement-review

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1116050-a-huge-win-with-cori-from-rent-to-retirement

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/895660-my-first-investment-property-an-out-of-state-deal

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1047543-big-profits-from-new-construction-sfr-build-in-cape-coral-fl

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/983659-first-investment-property-with-rent-to-retirement?highlight_post=5677176&page=1#p5677176

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1122318-quality-turnkey-companies?highlight_post=6413855&page=1

https://www.biggerpockets.com/co/RentToRetirement

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/929410-rent-to-retirement-updates?highlight_post=5508807&page=1#p5508807

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/893621-rent-to-retirement-review?highlight_post=5222888&page=1#p5222888

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/915728-experience-with-rent-to-retirement-turnkey?page=1#p5345200

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/808479-rent-to-retirement-experiences

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/518583-feedback-on-renttoretirement-and-zach-lemaster?highlight_post=6192149&page=4&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Transactional:%20topic_notification_V2&utm_channel=28426&utm_content=Marketing

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/952977-turnkey-in-indianapolis-through-rtr-case-study

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/997350-lessons-learned-from-buying-my-first-rental-property?highlight_post=5748036&page=1#p5748036

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/533693-anyone-worked-with-renttoretirement-turnkey

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/581730-rent-to-retirement-zach

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/874096-reviews-on-r2r-and-nch?page=1&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Transactional:%20topic_notification&utm_content=Transactional#p5123754

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/883772-turnkey-investing-renttoretirement-feedback-reviews?highlight_post=5171720&page=1#p5171720

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/950188-rent-to-retirement?page=1&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Transactional:%20topic_notification&utm_content=Transactional#p5535505

https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/references

@Robert Johnson Thanks for the interest!  RTR has both STRs & MTRs (mid-term rentals) that you can either acquire and have managed for you or learn how to source and manage yourself in some of the best markets in the US!  Of course, managing yourself requires quite a bit more time, but much of it can be automated.  Some of the best performing assets are a hybrid where they operate as STRs during "peak season" or "travel season" and then operate as MTRs in times when there is less vacation traffic.  This is true in many markets that are not solely destination locations that would perform well as STRs year around.  That is one creative way we've been able to work with our investors to maximize income in the Short term rental space.  Hope that helps.

RTR has an outstanding reputation with more 5 star reviews than any other company on BP!  

Here are some other forum links where investors are sharing their experiences that may be beneficial.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ZacharyCole/references

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/765347-rent-to-retirement-review

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1116050-a-huge-win-with-cori-from-rent-to-retirement

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/895660-my-first-investment-property-an-out-of-state-deal

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1047543-big-profits-from-new-construction-sfr-build-in-cape-coral-fl

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/983659-first-investment-property-with-rent-to-retirement?highlight_post=5677176&page=1#p5677176

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1122318-quality-turnkey-companies?highlight_post=6413855&page=1

https://www.biggerpockets.com/co/RentToRetirement

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/929410-rent-to-retirement-updates?highlight_post=5508807&page=1#p5508807

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/893621-rent-to-retirement-review?highlight_post=5222888&page=1#p5222888

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/915728-experience-with-rent-to-retirement-turnkey?page=1#p5345200

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/808479-rent-to-retirement-experiences