All Forum Posts by: Andrea Thurau

Welcome Shemika!

I am a newbie from Cleveland too and I will soon get my real estate license! Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

Federico,

Thank you for the welcome! I am choosing Lakewood because I feel that there is a lot of room for growth. My mom has been a teacher in the Lakewood school district for the past 17 years and is very familiar with the neighborhoods and the flavor of the community. I personally appreciate Lakewood's diversity and I believe that Lakewood has the potential to grow in the next 10-15 years.

@Paul Timmins thank you so much for taking the time to write this all out for me. I will be sure to mark these reads off my list very soon. 

Hello Bigger Pockets!

I am a newbie investor in the Cleveland area and am hungry for knowledge! I have returned to the Cleveland area after attending grad school in Pittsburgh, PA (don't hold it against me) to be closer to family. In June, I moved to Cleveland after a 6 month trip to South America. While working in a hostel in Medellin, Colombia I met a fellow Bigger Pockets member who told me about the site and I have been hooked since! I am back in the states and I am ready to return to work and dive into networking with like-minded investors. I am in the end stages of getting my real estate license for direct access to the MLS and working with investors in the future.

 My current goals are to focus my energy on buy and hold multi-family rentals in the Lakewood, Oh area. I hope to buy my first investment property in the next 6 months where I will house hack and gain some landlord experience. I am looking for peers and mentors who are willing to share information about our wonderful city of Cleveland, Ohio. Looking forward to hearing from fellow Clevelanders, it is great to be here!

Andrea

Hello Investors,

I am new to the investing world and I am focusing my market in Lakewood, OH. I am concerned about the closure of Lakewood Hospital and how that might change the market. Can anyone give me their opinions about the market now and in the future? Thanks in advance!

Andrea

Thank you very much! This is helpful :)

Hello BP!

I was recently inspired by the latest BP Podcasts show 121 when Andrew discussed the property manger being the "good guy" and the lease being the "bad guy" so to speak. I really liked this idea and as a new investor I want to develop a solid lease while I wait for real estate deals in my area. I don't know where to start so anything will help. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance!