Jumping into the St. Petersburg Market to House Hack

[Connor Cushing]

Hello All! I'm starting the process of evaluating deals and finding a multifamily property in St. Petersburg for a House Hack. This would not be a traditional Hack, as we would be buying the unit for my brother in law that lives in the area, splitting financing with him and managing the unit primarily out of state in Colorado. I've been lurking on the forums and listening to BP Podcasts for years and have built up my knowledge and finances to a place where I feel (relatively) confident getting started. I have my RE license in Colorado and currently Property Manage a portfolio for investors that have LTR and STR in the Bradenton and Sarasota area along with the larger CO portfolio.

With the intro out of the way I'm looking for any spreadsheets or calculators for the area to start crunching numbers, as well as any local, investor focused Realtors in the area to dig into neighborhoods and ROI potential for duplexes, triplexes or quadplexes. I'd love to see what is available as we have the Property Mgmt side covered and some vendor contacts in the area. Lipstick jobs or even turnkey are the focus as I'd like to save any major reno jobs for later investments.

Thanks in advance!

[Raymond J. Rodrigues]

Hi @Connor Cushing, thanks for the introduction. If you're looking to work with a local investor that is also an investor focused realtor, reach out to @Josh Green. He is the go-to investor focused agent in the area that has helped a bunch of my clients that were in the same position as you. I hope this recommendation helps!