All Forum Posts by: Blake Jackson

Thanks for the great responses everyone! I will definitely catch one of the Cincinnati REIA meetings when I get back to Oxford this week. I am trying to find a good rental opportunity in Oxford that will allow me to collect rent, pay off the mortgage and live in the house for free while I am still in college.

I have seen what looks like great opportunities for investing in Cinci, but I am not as familiar with the area and so it is hard for me to gauge whether some properties would be a good investment or not.

I am new to investing and would love to sit down and talk with someone who is familiar with the area and can give some advice. I am a student at Miami University and I am absolutely positive real estate is the career for me. BP has been a great resource, but if there is anyone on the forums that is familiar with my area that would be great!

Thanks BP!

What are the pros and cons of private lenders? Thanks for the quick response Will!

The houses I am looking to invest in are all great properties with great ROI - but being that I am a college student looking to invest, down payments are a little out of my reach. My Dad and I have been looking to invest in a property together... he is willing to help get me started. But are their any ways to get down payments around $20,000 on great properties that are in the $120000-$150000 range?

I am still new and learning, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Blake

Hey everyone! Thanks for the advice! @Ben Leybovich , I would love to talk with you sometime! I will shoot you an email. Mehran Kamari thanks for the link!

Hey everyone!!

First off, I would like to say thanks to everyone who constantly updates and responds to questions on this forum. I haven't posted anything yet but I've learned tons just from reading everyone else's thoughts and strategies on RE.

About myself - I am going into my junior year in college and majoring in economics. I've always loved houses, buildings, and real estate in general and I've come to realize this may be the career for me. I live in a college town in Ohio where demand is ridiculously high due to students (most leases on good properties are signed at least a year in advance) and the number of good rentals is finite, so students (including myself right now) definitely pay a premium to rent.

I know I have what it takes - I really want to know everything that goes into evaluating a good rental opportunity. This year is the first year my school is offering classes in real estate and I have signed up for those courses, but there are some properties in great locations for sale and I don't want to miss out!

I am a total newb but any sort of help and direction would really be awesome.

Thanks!

-Blake