Connections to Real Estate Agents or Lenders

Connections to Real Estate Agents or Lenders

Member since 2021 · 2 posts · 3 votes

Hello,

My name is Chris Bornet. I am new to real estate investment and do not have any experience besides the knowledge that is between my ears. I have gathered knowledge from books, podcasts, youtube videos. However in order to take my real estate journey to the next level. I need to start making connections with others in this business. Specifically, I am looking for a real estate agents. A little history of myself. I have a degree in Criminal Justice, have sales history while working in the restaurant business and I am currently a truck driver and have been for only a couple of months. Truck driving gives me the flexibility of time and money to focus on real estate. My expenses are very minimal which means I can focus most of my income on real estate properties. I have a five year plan to drive a truck over the road and buy real estate properties and rent them out during these five years to achieve financial freedom. I plan on doing that with duplex homes or three bedroom/two bath single family homes. My main focus is single family homes. I like the dependability and the stability of what a single family home can bring. I am looking for neighborhoods with a great school district and low crime in order to attract families. My home price range for single family homes would be under $150,000 and my price range for Duplex homes would be under $200,000. The current cities I am considering buying are Jacksonville, Tampa, Indianapolis, Houston, and Cleveland. Overall, im ready to take the next step.

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  • Lender · Tampa, FL · Member since 2018 · 422 posts · 210 votes
    5y

    Hey Chris, thanks for the detailed introduction! Nice to meet you. Sounds like a great plan in addition to connecting with some savvy real estate agents that can give you real numbers, such as Dan Maciejewski, you should get your financing down. There’s more to getting approved for mortgage than simply I make this much. I work for a great lender in Florida and would be happy to talk/connect you. There’s no pressure in learning right—that goes for connecting with lenders and agents. Never be afraid to ask questions!

  • Investor · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2020 · 116 posts · 38 votes
    5y

    @Christopher Bornet Hi Christopher! Just sticking my head out to say hello and wish you an abundance of investment success.  

  • Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
    5y

    @Christopher Bornet

    Welcome to the BP family! Glad you joined the best real estate investing website!

    Read Beginner’s Guide to help you get started: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

    Lots of luck.

  • Property Manager · Jacksonville, FL · Member since 2018 · 514 posts · 470 votes
    5y

    @Christopher Bornet Hi Christopher! We started as out of state investors ourselves and now help investors from all over the world invest in Jacksonville. Lmk if you’d like to set up some time to speak. Your price range is perfect for jacksonville :)

  • Lender · Nashville TN - Licensed in AL AR DC FL GA LA MD TN, TX and VA · Member since 2021 · 583 posts · 338 votes
    5y

    Sounds like a solid 5 year plan, @Christopher Bornet. I'm personally underway on my own journey of building a portfolio of rental properties. Should you need someone to bounce ideas off of as far as financing, I'm more than happy to help out. 

  • Rental Property Investor · Jacksonville, FL · Member since 2008 · 784 posts · 528 votes
    5y

    @Christopher Bornet If I were looking at jacksonville, where I live and invest, I would do a lot more research than throwing out 150k as a purchase price for a home. The Median Price of a home in Jax is now at $290,000. Start with research from the local MLS and see what is selling for each area. Look at the NEFAR site and look at what things cost. Yes you can find $150,000 homes, but would you live where you can find these homes? There is still only 1 month of supply of homes, where 3 months is normal. The only part of town where you can find many homes for under 150k are the 06, 08 and 09 zip codes, not always the best in terms of low crime or great school districts. Look at what the best school district (St Johns County) has done in 1 year, doubled the average sales price, up 101%. 

  • Justin WindhamPro Member
    Banker · Nationwide · Member since 2015 · 4k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    5y

    Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

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