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All Forum Posts by: Andy Rousch

Andy Rousch has started 40 posts and replied 243 times.

Post: New Real Estate Investor

Andy Rousch
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  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Welcome to the BP Community @Eric Formiller ! Congrats on taking action to further your education and grow your network 

Post: New to BP and would love to connect!

Andy Rousch
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  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Welcome to the community @Andres N Herrada ! Thank you for sharing your background in roofing as well. Finding good contractors is always a struggle for investors! 

Post: Hello BiggerPockets! New PRO here

Andy Rousch
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  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Welcome to the platform @James Colvin ! Congrats on getting started on your real estate journey! 

Post: New here hoping to make connections with like minded people and investors.

Andy Rousch
Posted
  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Welcome to the community @Roberto Vasquez !

Post: Californian trying to buy first investment property

Andy Rousch
Posted
  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Congrats on getting started @Jacob Cho ! By any chance do you go to an actual campus? Or are you doing college online? A great strategy for people in college could be purchasing a multi-family around campus and house hack with other students. Also, did the lender run the pre-approval based on a single-family property or a multi-family? If you are looking for multi-family it would make a difference in the approval amount since they will be able to add in average or actual rents toward yours or your brothers income 

Post: Do You Manage Your Property or Hire a Manager?

Andy Rousch
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  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Hey @Zach Knoll

I manage some but I also use a property manager for some properties. It definitely can help add time back into your life and they can be a great source of information on vacancy rates, current market rent rates, etc. 

The key is to find someone you trust, which is why I recommend using Property Management Finder. It can be found in the “build your team” tab on Bigger Pockets. It helps you find reliable property management partnerships and gives you everything you need to make confident hiring decisions, like:

Expert Matching: Match with professionals who meet your criteria

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Post: Jumping back in to US markets from England, and would love to connect and learn!

Andy Rousch
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  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Hey @Brooke Peterson  Thank you for your service! 

Investing long-distance is definitely possible with the right team. The key is to find someone you trust, which is why I recommend using Property Management Finder. It can be found in the “build your team” tab on Bigger Pockets. It helps you find reliable property management partnerships and gives you everything you need to make confident hiring decisions, like:

Expert Matching: Match with professionals who meet your criteria

Extra Assurance: Licenses, experience, ratings, reviews, and more that can be cross-checked with BiggerPockets members

Bonus Content: Receive an essential interactive workbook: “How to Interview Property Management Companies”

Post: Managing Investment Properties: With or Without a Property Manager

Andy Rousch
Posted
  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Hey @Coty B Lunn

I manage my own for local properties but I use a property manager for long distance. 

The key is to find someone you trust, which is why I recommend using Property Management Finder. It can be found in the “build your team” tab on Bigger Pockets. It helps you find reliable property management partnerships and gives you everything you need to make confident hiring decisions, like:

Expert Matching: Match with professionals who meet your criteria

Extra Assurance: Licenses, experience, ratings, reviews, and more that can be cross-checked with BiggerPockets members

Bonus Content: Receive an essential interactive workbook: “How to Interview Property Management Companies”

Post: out of state real estate investing

Andy Rousch
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  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

Hey @Jyothi Jagannathan 


The key is to find someone you trust, which is why I recommend using Property Management Finder. It can be found in the “build your team” tab on Bigger Pockets. It helps you find reliable property management partnerships and gives you everything you need to make confident hiring decisions, like:

Expert Matching: Match with professionals who meet your criteria
Extra Assurance: Licenses, experience, ratings, reviews, and more that can be cross-checked with BiggerPockets members
Bonus Content: Receive an essential interactive workbook: “How to Interview Property Management Companies”

Post: Heloc and DSCR option

Andy Rousch
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  • Investor
  • Mt. Arlington NJ
  • Posts 249
  • Votes 143

I can't find a DSCR based HELOC program in NJ either. @Erick Arana any luck? I know that TD and Better do have HELOCS for investment properties, but I believe they are based on your tax returns/income. I'm looking for one that isn't tax return based and strictly DSCR based HELOCS