New Investor in Rochester, NY

[Mike Chevalier]

Hello All!
My name is Mike Chevalier, I'm a "new" [aspiring] investor in Rochester, NY. I've been reading BP blogs, forums, and listening to the podcast for the past couple years - learning, planning, and saving to be an investor. My plan is to purchase my first house-hack property by Spring 2020, so I thought it was about time to get involved with the community that has taught me so much.

A little about me: I am 25 years old, graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a degree in entrepreneurship, marketing and finance. I moved to the city of Rochester, NY (off Monroe) in April to live with my girlfriend, previously lived in Albany/Schenectady area my entire life. I am a sales professional in the environmental industry, previously an insurance agent. I like hiking with my dog, getting out to concerts and events, and drinking cold beer.

As far as real estate, I have no experience as of yet. My plan is to build a portfolio of small multi-family apartments (2-4 units) that I hope to generate enough cash-flow to "retire" off of. My first house I will be purchasing before next Spring, and will be looking to do FHA financing for a house hack. After a year of living there I hope to repeat the process, and get a couple properties under my belt through FHA loans and house hacking. I am also very interested in continuing to learn about other ways to make deals happen through partnership and creative finance to allow faster growth than just 1 house per year.

Thanks everyone for reading, hope to see you around the forums. Please reach out in my messages to connect!

[Jose Batista Abikarram]

Hello Mike,

Thank you for creating this post. I was a little shy about doing my first post with no real experience but you have inspire me into at least commenting on this one!

My name is José Batista, and like you new a investor (due to an interaction I had with a realtor, cool podcast like BP and How to Money) in Rochester, NY. I just did the 90 day webinar and trying to achieve the goal of purchasing my first house hack in 90 days!

I am also 25 years old, but graduated from RIT as an Industrial Engineer (yes I am a geek and love systems and efficiency). I recently started spending more time in Rochester with my wife since I can work more from home. I am part of the continuous improvement team in the capacitor industry and this is my first job although I have had plenty of other internships. I also like hiking, but mostly do a ton of latin dancing and some ultimate frisbee. If you like to connect message me directly. I have been looking for masterminds/groups in Rochester and can let you know of a few places I have found + breweries!

As far as real estate, I am on your same boat and even with the same portfolio but starting sooner.

Thanks you for creating this post and inspiring me. Hope to connect with you and other ROC people. As well you reach out in my messages to connect!

Gracias,

José Batista