All Forum Posts by: Arden Ballard

@Jeff Cagle beautiful car! My buddy has a grey McLaren. Truly an inspiration! I (my wife and I) have our first SFH up for rent next week, owned free and clear, and now we're looking for a multi. Really hope to be you by 40!

This sounds great! I will certainly try to attend!

@Account Closed, that's a fantastic case study! congrats on the build!

Thanks @Account Closed . I appreciate the info!

Thanks @Braden Smith , pleasure to meet you! 

Thank you @Greg Dickerson! I'll get to work there. 

Hello all! I just came across BiggerPockets after seeing several YouTube videos and listening to some starter Podcasts. I honestly don't know what's taken me so long... 

My name is Arden Ballard. I'm a Physician Assistant residing in Madisonville, LA (about 40 minutes from downtown New Orleans). I grew up watching/helping my parents rent and flip vacation homes, and I have two properties under my belt--one was a success, one was not! 

My wife and I recently inherited what will become a humble single family rental. It's currently being touched up and will soon be on the market. 

I have a lot of learning to do, but my main interest is multi-family dwellings, commercial spaces in the future, possible vacation rentals and/or trailer parks. 

My goal is to reach 10k in RE income by 2023. but I aspire for much more than that. 

Looking forward to connect and get to know you all! 

Hi all, New to BiggerPockets. Excited for all the learning and investment opportunities here. 

I came across a couple lots for sale across the street from a large hospital. Zoning is r-3 to r-4, good neighborhood. My thought was to connect with a modular homebuilder (They have come a long way!) to keep costs down and move the building process along. I have not discussed comparable building specs with a traditional builder, yet. 

Does anyone have thoughts or experience with this process?