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All Forum Posts by: Anthony L Amos Jr

Anthony L Amos Jr has started 6 posts and replied 507 times.

Post: Comping question/ dilemma

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Michael L.:

What can be done when you're looking for the ARV but there is no fully rehabbed houses in the area?


You can save money with lower end finishes. If you have recently sold homes that are habitable I would use those. Also, I would look into other areas due to the lack of investment, unless you know of some development plans coming. 

Post: Looking to connect with Single & Multi Family Investors & Realtors

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Courtney Jenkins:

Good evening,

I am a realtor, investor, and property manager located in New Jersey. I am looking to invest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia, Houston, Texas, Michigan, Missouri, and Cincinnati, OH.

My goal:
Create a portfolio of rental properties of single and multifamily homes in the C to B+ areas.

If you or anyone you know that might be interested in forming a partnership please contact me. Thank you.


For Ohio you should join the GCREIA and COREE REIA groups. Plenty of connections to be made. I can send you some if you like

Post: Looking For Multi-Family Investors

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Mark Mann:

i have zero experience in the real estate investment field, but, I work as an engineer for many developers in my area and therefore know of a few developments that are likely available for sale but not on the market

The developments range from about 60 units to 90 units

I'm personally familiar with all the developments, having either worked on them or driven through them recently

I don't have the resources to buy them but I'm interested in forming a syndicate to purchase one or more of them so that i can have partial ownership

I'm in the Columbus Ohio area


 Let's connect!

Side note: I would make sure that your not going to create any "conflict of interest" issues with your company but putting out the info and/or attempting to purchase

Post: Wholesaling for licensed Realtors, Need Advice

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Sheila Steubing:

Hey BP Community!

I am a licensed Realtor in the state of Georgia, looking to move into real estate investing, specifically wholesaling (at first). My biggest concern is making sure I am adhering to Georgia's laws as well as code of ethics. It seems like it's actually easier to wholesale without a license. If anyone is available to give guidance, point me in the right direction or even team up on a transaction in exchange for a share of the profit please reach out! 

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!


 Jonathan is spot on. I hold my licenses with an investor friendly brokerage that allows its agents to "broker" deals. I market for off market property just as a wholesaler would and broker those to my investor buyers and my brokerage gets their share. 

Post: Skip Tracing Strategies

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Miguel Oliviera:

Thank you all for your recommendations!

@Taylor Dasch @Anthony L Amos Jr @Bryant Brislin

Have either of you used Fiverr to skip trace? I noticed that they charge a lot less but not sure of the quality as compared to PS, Batchleads and others. 


 I have not. Hard to know which is the best unless your keeping track of accuracy for each service. 

Post: What markets do you consider to be the most promising?

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Greg R.:

This is a very subjective question, but I'd like to know which markets you think are going to prosper the most in the future. There are no right or wrong answers, just curious which markets you're betting on to see significant price and rental growth in the future. 


Columbus, OH. Home to The Ohio State University with nearly 60,000 students, 5 fortune 500 companies, over +25% population change since 2000, 2016 smart city challenge award winner gaining 50 million dollars in funding from the government ( https://www.columbus.gov/smartcity/), Intel is spending 20 Billion dollars to build two semiconductor plants, and many many more great things presently and coming in the future. Needless to say Columbus will remain a strong real estate market for the foreseeable future.

Post: Building a end buyer list

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Maggie Griffieth:

Hi all :) I am new to wholesaling and not sure how to find end buyers. I have reached out to some title attorneys for lists they may have and received no help. My biggest fear is getting a property under contract and not having an end buyer. I am dealing with foreclosures so I don't want to give someone hope only to cancel the contract. Any help/ suggestions greatly appreciated!


 Join your local real estate investors association, attend all local real estate investing meetups and let them know who you are and what you do, get active on social media (including bigger pockets), and pull a cash buyer list from listsource or propstream and call them

Post: Skip Tracing Strategies

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Miguel Oliviera:

Hi BP Community, 

What are you using for skip tracing? I am currently using Propstream for skip tracing but I'm open to hear suggestions on better ways to skip trace. I highly appreciate your feedback in advance!! 


 I use propstream and batchskiptracing

Post: New Investor here...

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Brian Straight:

I have 120k to invest and i have 2 properties that are a good possibility. 1-2 fam row for investment, and 2-a side by side duplex id house hack. Whats the best route for securing both properties.... FHA, Conventional...LLC etc it looks like they will both happen almost simultaneously.

Thank you


You can only have one FHA at a time and it has to be your primary residence. Use that to househack and if you have 20-25% down and still meet the lenders debt to income ratio you can use a conventional for the other property

Post: Financing Tips for a 2nd Property

Anthony L Amos JrPosted
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Columbus, OH
  • Posts 519
  • Votes 698
Quote from @Thomas O'Donnell:

I currently own a duplex that I used  a conventional loan with (0% down). If I wanted to buy an additional property this year, what would be the best financing option and how should I go about it? 
I was planning on purchasing another2-4 unit property using an FHA loan and moving out of this one to house-hack the new one.

What obstacles would I face if I went this route? Would there be any debt issues associated with my current duplex that would keep me from qualifying for an FHA loan? Would I be able to use an FHA if I'm still living here since I do "intend" on moving into the new one?
Also, I’d you have any other finance strategies I would love to hear them. I’m a little limited on capital but I really do want to add another property before this year is over. Thanks!


The debt and income your duplex produces will affect your debt to service income ratio which can help if your cashflowing. Since you used a conventional for your first loan and you have the intent on moving into the next place you should be ok with an FHA since you can only have one at a time. Consult with a lender ( I have references if needed).

You can always get another conventional or find a seller financed deal