New: Atlanta / Alpharetta / Kennesaw, Georgia

[Takahito Torimoto]

I'm still in Tokyo (moved there 2.5 years ago as an expat for work) and will move back to the ATL Area (currently looking at Kennesaw or Alpharetta) in July!

I'm currently a full-time Pre-Sales Engineer (Solutions Architect) for an Software company.

Born in Japan, but grew up mostly in New Jersey; went to GA Tech and stuck around the Atlanta area - because of (technical) jobs and cost of living.

I currently still have 2 single family rental properties - 1 in Suwanee (cash flow is terrible so I want to sell ASAP), and 1 in Alpharetta (cash flow is OK, but I think I can do better). I'm interested in selling my Suwanee property and do a 1031 and buy 2-3 properties - most likely in Kennesaw area (but still needing to do more research - it just looks like one of the better/affordable places to live in as well as buy Rental Properties near metro Atlanta).

Since moving to Tokyo 2.5 years ago, I've been spending more time to understand Real Estate Investments better (and now understand that my Suwanee House is a terrible rental; although it became a rental only after my first divorce).  I've read the Bigger Pockets Rental Property Investing book and learned a lot through that and the web.  Looking forward to moving back to the ATL area, buy a Primary Property to move into, and sell the Suwanee house and get 2-3 properties via 1031.

I've still got a lot of questions that I will be posting soon :-)

Thanks!