All Forum Posts by: Zach Lemaster

@Gopichand N.

There is a lot to consider when choosing the right market that fits your goals.  Are you looking for more of a cash flow play, appreciation, mix of both?  We focus mainly in the midwest and SE with our investments where there are landlord friendly legislation, low taxes, economic stability/diversity, population growth, reasonable home prices that allow for cash flow but still have appreciation.  I think MO, IN & OH & AL are a great mix of all those components.  Currently FL is a booming state that still has reasonable price points, but will likely have appreciation we are seeing in many other costal states.  Really depends on what specifically you are looking for though.  Hope this helps somewhat.  I'm happy to discuss further if you'd like in how we determine what is the right market to build a portfolio in.  I suggest setting some initial criteria, looking at census data, RE trends, and speaking with many people that have invested in the locations you are interested in.

@Miles Viant

Thanks for sharing!  We are very excited to be working with you on this new construction opportunity in one of our best markets!  I think you will be very happy with this as your first investment.  It will be a great starting point to allow you to scale quickly with having immediate equity!  We look forward to working with you for years to follow to scale & diversify your portfolio.  Congrats!

@Garrett Kuhn

I'm going to direct you to some threads that will help answer your questions.  Hopefully this will be helpful.  We've helped many investors successfully complete a 1031 exchange, and build a well diversified portfolio.  I would also look up @Dave Foster as he has an outstanding presence and reputation on BP!  He is by far the best QI for 1031's that I can recommend.

Here are some other discussion threads that I think will help answer your questions:

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

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/518583-feedback-on-renttoretirement-and-zach-lemaster

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

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

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/67/topics/952977-turnkey-in-indianapolis-through-rtr-case-study

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

@Michal Liviatan Carpenter

Thanks for the shout out!  We have many Canadian clients invest with us in the states, and find excellent financing options.  No stranger to how that process works.  Plus my wife is Canadian!  ; )

@Haroon Ashraf I agree with you it's all about networking with the right people and building your team!  I think you're off to a great start researching on BP.  I'm happy to answer any questions you have.

No doubt!  We got into RE to reach our own goals.  The TK model just seemed to grow naturally from our own success as we had so many family, friends & colleagues approaching us about helping them to invest the same way we did.  We already had the systems built in place for ourselves that is was an easy thing to scale up to help others accomplish their goals.  Reality was we were doing TK before we knew about BP or even exactly what the model was.  I hear ya though.  There's many people out there doing it the other way around, or not actual investors themselves which unfortunately creates a negative stigma around the industry sometimes.

@Cruz Gartner

I think this is a hot topic a lot of people would be interested in hearing success stories of how RE investing can open up the door to accomplish this!  While this doesn't happen over night, it can be done if you stay consistent to growing your portfolio strategically over time!  I truly feel RE is the best path to create financial independence and generational wealth over time for those who are persistent! 

My wife & I did accomplished this many years ago.  We were both Optometrists that owned private practices.  We've always invested in RE for many years while working in healthcare.  We strategically started investing in markets throughout the US that offered the best returns which allowed us to surpass our professional income as docs with rental income.  We did this over the course of about 6 years.  Now we run a turnkey business assisting investors in doing the same thing, and scaling their portfolio in some of the best markets.  Some of our investors I see on this thread actually (@David Korchak)!  ; )  

We both enjoy eye care, and still work on a volunteer basis which I must say is much more enjoyable.  We are of course passionate about real estate, and will be investors for life!  It takes grit to get started, and stay the course for many years, but the rewards are worth the work.

My story and contact info is on my page: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

@Keaton Reiners

Always best to schedule a call.  All my info in on my signature or on my personal page.  Feel free to reach out at any point to get something scheduled.  We look forward to speaking with you.

@Keaton Reiners

Thanks for the interest.  I'm happy to answer any questions you have.  It's best to go straight to the source to ensure you are getting the most accurate information.  Here are some other threads that may help as well since there has been a ton of discussion about RTR already.  Feel free to reach out at any point.

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

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/518583-feedback-on-renttoretirement-and-zach-lemaster

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

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

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/67/topics/952977-turnkey-in-indianapolis-through-rtr-case-study

@Keri Mallozzi Thank you for the mention!

@Kathy-Ann M. Any reason CT in particular? If you are not local to CT, but do not want to invest where you live since the #s don't make sense, are you open to any market where the numbers do make sense? In my opinion the most successful investors invest where they get the best returns regardless how close they physically are to the market. That is exactly the strategy I've followed and built our business on is investing in areas that maximize cash flow, ROI & Appreciation. I would highly consider looking into FL, KCMO, Indy, etc. Just my suggestion. Let me know if you have questions I can answer for you.

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

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/518583-feedback-on-renttoretirement-and-zach-lemaster

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

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

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

@Dennis Cobos

I would also recommend speaking to @Brooke Andrea @Riley Schaefer @Joseph Schweizer @Eric Nguyen @Mila R. @Edward Dawson @Levi Hall who all have invested with RTR for many years and have multiple properties along with checking out the discussions that @Account Closed has provided.  This should help you find the information you are seeking.  Please feel free to reach out directly with any questions!