Skip to content
×
Try PRO Free Today!
BiggerPockets Pro offers you a comprehensive suite of tools and resources
Market and Deal Finder Tools
Deal Analysis Calculators
Property Management Software
Exclusive discounts to Home Depot, RentRedi, and more
$0
7 days free
$828/yr or $69/mo when billed monthly.
$390/yr or $32.5/mo when billed annually.
7 days free. Cancel anytime.
Already a Pro Member? Sign in here

Join Over 3 Million Real Estate Investors

Create a free BiggerPockets account to comment, participate, and connect with over 3 million real estate investors.
Use your real name
By signing up, you indicate that you agree to the BiggerPockets Terms & Conditions.
The community here is like my own little personal real estate army that I can depend upon to help me through ANY problems I come across.
Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice
All Forum Categories
Followed Discussions
Followed Categories
Followed People
Followed Locations
Market News & Data
General Info
Real Estate Strategies
Landlording & Rental Properties
Real Estate Professionals
Financial, Tax, & Legal
Real Estate Classifieds
Reviews & Feedback

Updated about 6 years ago on . Most recent reply

User Stats

73
Posts
57
Votes
Matthew Perry
  • Investor
  • Prescott/Tempe, AZ
57
Votes |
73
Posts

I closed on my fourth rental property

Matthew Perry
  • Investor
  • Prescott/Tempe, AZ
Posted
It’s been almost six years since I bought my first duplex. Next door to that there was another duplex I have been eyeing and lusting after for six years. Three years ago a young couple bought it and I befriended them. Whenever they had questions about taxes or anything else real estate, or even just needed a second set of hands to unload materials out of their truck I helped them in any way I could. I tried to pay it forward if I could help. Earlier this year when I did a 1031 exchange for a live in flip I did, I tried to persuade them to sell their duplex me. They politely declined. Since then they’ve bought a couple houses and become engaged. About nine months later they called and said they wanted to sell after all. I secured financing using an owner occupied fifteen percent down loan. The price was 330k, 20k below what my duplex appraised for earlier this summer and the seller agreed to pay most of my closing costs. I just closed this weekend. As a full time employee who does smaller scale investing on the side I sometimes get discouraged when I see others do a bunch of deals and I average one every year and a half. So I want to share this especially for people like me who are still hustling to scale up. Stay resilient and intentional about your goals and your property search criteria. As long as you keep being intentional, your no could become yeses in less than a year. Also even if you at first get a no, keep being yourself and trying to pay it forward. If you don’t take a no personally and stay likable and helpful, you put yourself in pole position to get the first call when the become a yes. So you may be getting closer to your goals than you realize yet. :)

Most Popular Reply

User Stats

696
Posts
660
Votes
Richard Sherman
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Salem, OR
660
Votes |
696
Posts
Richard Sherman
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Salem, OR
Replied

@Matthew Perry Awesome work and way to stay persistent!     Relationships are the secret sauce if there is one!

Loading replies...