All Forum Posts by: Aquila Kentish

@Jarrod Kohl

Thanks for the reply. In terms of Massachusetts- I have been looking mostly in Worcester, in the past I was super interested in, however not positioned to, invest there. I'm still looking to it, although it seems I missed all of the big gains by a couple of years. I haven't looked heavily into Lowell but I will. The Cape- have you invested there? Would you say this is primarily for short term seasonal investing or year-round?

For out of state- I definitely DO NOT want to mix family in my RE business in terms of helping me manage properties, but I am mostly thinking that I could leverage their connections and area knowledge. In South Carolina I have people who invest in the area, and all of my southern family owns at least their primary residence. I have family in Greenville, SC as well as the Myrtle Beach area, and I quite enjoy it there. I am hoping to invest in an area that I enjoy/could enjoy spending time in. For Georgia, I was thinking Atlanta and the Surrounding areas and in Alabama, I was just browsing all over. 

Do you invest out of State? If so, how did you get started? 
 

@Andy Grizzell @Joshua Janus @Remington Lyman Thank you for your input and resources. I have been hearing about Ohio and looking into it. I am not familiar with the state at all, aside from the fact that they've been advertising in Boston, there are lots of billboards around here encouraging Bostonians to move their lives and businesses to Ohio lol. Aside from Columbus, can you tell me some good areas to look, I'm also considering a temporary relocation, as I have that flexibility right now, to really get to know the market of wherever I choose to invest. With that being said the things that are most important to me in a neighborhood are 1. Safety, 2. Cashflow/Appreciation Potential, 3. Job Opportunities. 4. Schools   

Hi everyone, 

I was blessed to have the opportunity to purchase a family property (3-family in Boston) with lots of equity. I'm tapping into the equity in order to continue investing in real estate. I'm a single mom, in the middle of a career shift to accommodate my young child, so for the last 2 months I have no w-2 income, but steady rental income which covers all of my expenses. I'm tapping into $175k of equity $75k will go back into the current property to increase the value and income potential, and I want to figure out the best way to maximize the other $100k. Boston is a very expensive market and therefore my dollars don't go very far here. I'm open to out of city/state investing and I've been looking into South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Maryland- the only reason being I have family in those states and I'm familiar with them (with the exception of Maryland) I'm not married to any area at this point. Just wondering if someone with more experience was in my situation, what would you do? I'm mostly looking into long term investing with cash flow potential and I favor small multi family right now. Thanks, Aquila