All Forum Posts by: Alex Zawojski

If this is still a thing, I'd be interested. Took the first leap today to talk to an agent and became pro to utilize the calculators. 

Hey everyone,

i see this an old thread, kind of, but i figured I'd touch base. I'm going to be coming to the area for work, this will be my third time in the area so i have some knowledge of Humboldt. I'll be living in arcata for at least 6 months. I'm looking to get into real estate in the next year. If anyone would like to meet up or chat, id love to talk shop. Feel free to reach out and we can even try to organize something. 

Hey Jim,

sorry for the delayed reply. The part when I talk about the vacation rentals and such, I don't mean that they will necessarily be in Pittsburgh.  That is just a long term goal to have some units rented out as regular rentals, as I scale up and have a better handle on some things, I would like to get into the vacation rental side of things as well. Just trying to lay out long term goals so I can figure out how to set stuff up. My first property, I'm in between doing a house hack of a duplex/triplex, and doing a flip after a year or so. 

Wow Thanks for the quick replies. I was thinking about a househacking option if I would get a duplex type of deal or a BRRR if getting a single family home. I was looking at some calculators online for rates and if was showing a way higher rate if I put more than around 40% down. Is this an unwritten rule or just some weird about this website quoting me? Also, this wasn't a formal quote, just a rough estimate of rates based on loan amount and credit score on a loan comparison website. For reference I'll probably be looking in the 100k to 250k range with a down payment of 20 to 50%.

Hey all, 

I'm new here and new to real estate investing. I just figured I'd say hi. I'm looking hopefully by next summer being able to buy my first house as a primary residence within the Pittsburgh area. I figured I'd try to remodel whatever I find at the time to go along with a BRRR method. I'm guessing I'll be able to have a decent amount for the down payment so I'm debating a single family or duplex setup. At this time I'm just reading a ton to prepare myself with the purchasing aspect. But I was wondering, is there anything I should take into special consideration when I'm looking at properties next summer with the idea that I will be renting it out after a year or so. Eventually I'd like to explore running unique vacation rentals, but that's a few years down the road at this point. Forgive my ignorance and thanks for any info!