All Forum Posts by: Arielle Gutierrez

Hi there,

From what I've seen in my market here in Germantown turnkey properties in popular Metropolitan suburbs have a tendency to be overpriced and to potentially have some real pitfalls. The best deals I've seen here have 1-3% COC return once all expenses and average vacancy rates are taken into consideration. It's pretty pathetic. You're better off putting in the work to find a good deal.

i'm curious to know this too. If they are, let me know if you come across any that look like good deals for a buy and hold.

 Hi Carrie,

Just chiming in to say monopoly is also my favorite game and my young family HATES it when its my turn to pick for game night.

Best of luck,

-Arielle

 Wow, that's lots of good information.   Since you brought it up...I've heard about controlling property and I'm not understanding it.  Is it something like owning a lien against a property?  

Downloading those books now :)  Thanks Paul!

 Thanks :)

 Thanks Helen! Glad to "meet" you.  That's not a bad idea, after all...I have lots of professional skills I could trade, just not any directly related to buying property.   Have you done any deals yet?  

 Will do Mark!  There's a wealth of information here for me to gobble up.

 Great to meet you Nicole :)

I am interested in buy/hold and flipping.  It seems like there are a lot of strategies out there, and while they seem great I realize I can't "do all the things" at once.  It looks like flipping is a good way to build a war chest and buy/hold is good for cash flow.  I read a few of your blog posts and have already found valuable nuggets.  The article "You need a team for success" touches on one of the core reasons I joined this site.  I've looked at some properties in Baltimore city which look intriguing because I could afford them with cash but given the areas they were in and their condition I couldn't identify an exit strategy for the property that was likely to make me a profit (probably due to my newbie-ness). 

 Thanks for the invite!

I'd love to come. I tried searching for it on Meetup.com but it's not showing up.  What's the meetup groups name?  When and where is it?

My name is Arielle Gutierrez and right now I'm an IT and Financial Business Analyst/Project Manager for a large alcohol retailer. 

I genuinely enjoy learning new things , directing my own workload, and contributing to the greater good . 

I'm one of those oddballs that gets a kick out of hard work and sweat equity.   Some days I sit in my cubicle and watch the construction workers across the street with envy because they are moving, thinking, and building something tangible.  However, in the long run a job is a job and I'm working to build cash flow.  

I haven't done any deals yet because I'm not quite sure how pull all the moving pieces together. I joined Bigger Pockets to seek out the professionals that have that wisdom and to join a community to ask questions and return the favor to newbies as I gain experience.