All Forum Posts by: Brian Phelt

Your approach of looking around the Pearl is good as far as location goes. Unfortunately the Pearl development has driven prices up all around that area. I would continue to look near the downtown area as the City is dumping lots of money into downtown development. The 1604/IH-10 area is good as well for visitors to stay. Lots to do out there.

Hello Emily. I would look at what you expect to get from having your license and weigh the costs. You will have to have a broker sponsor you, you will have MLS dues, you will have other misc fees that this industry loves to charge us :-) Decide whether it's worth the hassle to do it yourself for just find a good agent who understands investors and will work with you. For me the answer was to get my license because I do it full time so the fees are offset by sales. Hope this helps. If you have questions about getting your license feel free to reach out and I'll give whatever advice I can to help you.

Hello Kendal, I took my classes online and spent around $450.00. I believe the place I used was St. Edwards University.

Hello James. Welcome to BP! Let me know when you are free to do lunch or dinner. Talk to you soon.

Brad, Send me a PM and I'll get you in touch with my CPA.

Brad, I'm happy to discuss with you. Shoot me a PM with your contact info. Thanks

Hello Karla.  Reach out to Mark Servin here on BP.  He is a local wholesaler here in SA that we work with to find homes for our investors.

Congrats on making the decision to get started. That's one of the hardest parts. Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have since we are in the same city.

For your price range you might also try the south/southeast side of town. Texas A&M just opened their campus on the southeast side so you will have college people looking for homes to rent.

Welcome Tyler. Don't hesitate to ask questions, and be sure to reach out to the area meetings with other investors.