Anchorage, AK Market Networking

[Landon Fillmore]

Anchorage investors,

My name is Landon. I'm in the Army and am commissioning in a couple of weeks. After some training this summer, I'll be moving up to Anchorage for my first duty station as an active duty officer. I fully intend to invest throughout my military career and am looking forward to living in Anchorage! I know networking is often the most valuable thing you can do, so if you are an investor in Anchorage, please reach out! Feel free to comment with hello's, suggestions, and anything else someone moving up to Alaska should know!

I am originally from Utah and am used to a hot/competitive market. I was going to get something here in Utah before moving out of state, but it's just been too crazy for me to compete with as a first-time home buyer. I plan to house-hack a 2-4 unit multifamily as my first property, and by the looks of it, there's a lot of multifamily in Anchorage. There seems to be a lot of 4-plex's, but I'm sure some areas are better than others.

I would greatly appreciate any info/tips/tricks/suggestions/connections you have for me regarding Anchorage, JBER, and the surrounding area. Thanks all!

-Landon

[Allen S.]

@Landon Fillmore. Welcome to Alaska!

@Keenan Fitzpatrick and @Jamie Rose are the 4-plex specialists.   There are definitely parts of town you will want to be knowledgeable about before investing there:  Mt View... it works for some, but you need to know what you're getting into!  Fairview can be hit or miss but there are definitely some better options there.  The Valley (Palmer and Wasilla) also have some small multi-family options... talk to @Tyler Bobo or @Joseph Gugel in that market.

The two primary meetups in Anchorage are the Landlord's almanac put on my @Kassandra T. with RPM Property Management and REX hosted by @Kevin C..  In the Valley Tyler Bobo also runs a meetup ....   I think all three have gone virtual this past year, but hopefully they'll move back in person soon.   There's also a great group out of Fairbanks led by @Tim Illguth, but unless you end up moving to Ft Wainwright that might be less applicable.  It's a much different market up there.

Good Luck!