All Forum Posts by: Zeke Liston

Starting my journey in Real Estate, focused on buy and hold multi-unit properties in the CT and FL states.

Hello everyone,I was wondering if any of you would mind sharing a bit on how you first began,and give a brief description of what you had to start with and how you scaled to where you are now.Thanks!

 Hi everyone, 

I’m looking to come into a large sum of money soon so I’ve been using bigger pockets to educate myself to make few purchases on out of state rentals later this year! 

Does anyone have any suggestions for finding some self storage investor meet ups in the northeast Ohio area? Also, where is a good place to look for agents that have experience looking for self storage properties for sale. 

Thanks 

I’m looking to purchase my first property budget is 1 million. I want to purchase a property that cash flows. What do you suggest I buy and which area? It can even be in Nevada? Please help 

I'm looking into investing in Ohio (possibly Cleveland), because of the cash flow. But I heard a lot of bad reviews about property management companies. Is it possible to self-manage in D areas? Here's what I'd want to do either way: I want to install security cameras on each property I buy and put them on a sim card plan so I can view my properties at any time. Perhaps I should also get one of those smart locks like they have for airbnbs. 

The problem is, how do I have someone do showings for tenants? I would actually like to screen the tenants myself and set my own minimum specifications for them. 

I currently own rental property in a high cost state, and I've never used a management company. I just use an online platform to collect rents automatically. 

Another question I have is - how would evictions work with a self-managed D property? How much does it cost to hire someone to evict a tenant, or are there all-in-one services for just eviction only? 

Any other tips on self-managing D properties from out of state? Or should I just forget it and hire a property management company? 

Hey OOS investors,

I am thinking of replacing the property management. How can a PM f'up not receiving section 8 funds is baffling to me. I understand everyone is a human, mistakes happen. I noticed that for last quarter of 2023 I didn't receive rent from the housing authority. In January on grilling the PM staff they had no clue what left hand is doing and what right hand is doing. They had no answers to my questions regarding why housing authority didn't pay. Granted the tenants aren't the best quality, their list of complaints is every-ready and I have put them on notice to evict. And hoping to find new tenants and resume my CF. However I feel the PM should have notified me early on about the complaints from tenants and non-receipt of rents from the housing authority (it is still a mystery on why the rents have not been received). 

I am looking to hear some experiences on switching PMs on your OOS rentals.

TIA.

Nick.

Looking for a mentor to help guide me through my journey as a new real estate investor. I live in California, but am looking to purchase my first single family rental property in Memphis, TN.  
I believe I have found a company that will best meet my needs as an out of state investor. 

Would appreciate advice on whether or not I’m going in the right direction with  the business plan Iv created.

Other topics I’d like to discuss… 

-Should I start an LLC before first purchase.

-Type of deal/loan that would best help me to achieve my goals. 

Thank you!

I am starting out my journey in real estate investing. I live in orange county, California where there is basically nothing under $1 million. Is investing in California still viable? Say if I have 100K available for downpayment, what are some markets for out of state investing? I would like to have a good balance of positive cash flow as well as appreciation. I have heard of Midwest but any recommendations for which cities to look into? 

Hello – My name is Celestin. I live in the greater Columbus, Ohio area. I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor. Thank you.