All Forum Posts by: Carlos Arjona

Austin Lazanowski Curt Smith Charlie Fitzgerald Gentlemen, thank you for the advice and for sharing your thoughts. If I can assist you in any way from Orlando please feel free to contact me.

I wanted to get your thoughts regarding different steps I can take to protect a private lender as much as possible. I have a friend that's interested in lending me some capital to acquire a property, but he doesn't really have any understanding about real estate investing. I want to reassure him and let him know that he will be protected. Maybe give him first lien rights on the property and create a note that will allow him to take possession of the property if I don't meet our terms. Some type of insurance. I don't know. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

I appreciate the warm welcome and all the advice. It's good to know that there's a supportive community out there for new and seasoned investors.

Hello Everyone!

I’m new to the site and welcome the opportunity to learn from all of you and provide support to you as much as I can.

I'm a new investor from the Orlando, Florida area (live in Maitland). I work as a team with my girlfriend and we're mainly interested in buy and hold multi-family properties on the smaller end (duplex, triplex up to 15 units). We're actively educating ourselves about real estate investing by reading, listening to podcasts and talking to as many people as we can. We joined our local REIA (CFRI) which has provided a great foundation to develop our knowledge.

I’m looking forward to interacting with you and appreciate any advice. Thanks!

Would love to attend the meetings. I'm a CFRI member myself and would second doing it on a night that CFRI or GOREIA have no scheduled events. I'm in the Maitland/Winter Park area and volunteer to scout a location in this area if it benefits the group.