All Forum Posts by: Clay Sellers

@Jaron Walling - "near west side of downtown"?

I've spent a lot of time on BP and in other forums. The majority of the areas that I'm coming across in my reading are  locations on the east side of town (by east I'm talking about east of I70/65); Holy Cross, Arsenal Heights, Grace Tuxedo, Tuxedo Park, Christian Park, Little Flower, and of course Fountain Square and Bates Hendricks(technically west of I65 and south of I70). I did have one person mention "West Indy", which I assumed was west of White River and south of I70.

Where would you say "near west side of downtown" is generally speaking? 

I find it strangely odd that I almost NEVER read about anything "west", except for maybe Speedway. 

At the moment I'm VERY BLESSED to have both a full-time AND a part-time job that both pay me well and give me time for "personal" activities at work. I spend a lot of time on BP and doing other research while sitting at my desk on my computer.

Lest I get a lot of "you're not doing right by your employer" comments, I often ask for more work so as not to be so bored but I'm limited by my security clearance in what I can do for them at the moment.

Without getting into too much detail, while I make a decent salary, I don't have a bunch of money sitting around waiting to invest. I'm currently working myself out of a hole after being unemployed for 6 months. I'm a Dave Ramsey fan and am currently working on my debt snowball etc., which is going to take me about 18 months to complete. 

That being said, if you were me, what would you do? How would you spend your "extra" time at work? What are some things you would do to help yourself? I don't want to let this opportunity go by without seizing it. I know that this will not last long.    

@Ross Denman Thank you for the info. I'm sorry to make you repeat your self. You've actually told me something similar to that before. Now I understand a little more why the "west side" is not talked about much in forums.

@Todd Murphy

What are your thoughts about the areas below? 

@Cheryl Pepper, I know this post is old. I'm researching Indy and stumbled across this. Where did you end up investing? I agree with this post. Can you possibly elaborate on some specific experiences you've had renting to good tenants in low-income areas? 

@Lane Kawaoka I know this post is old but I've just been researching the Indy market and stumbled upon this thread. May I ask, why did you ask this question? I know you didn't get a response but I find it curious. From all accounts, Indy has been a good market for several years. Were you searching for motivation? What were your reason's for asking this? From my reading I see Indy still trending upward, do you?

"The proposed Columbus-Chicago route would slash across the northern part of Indiana, including Fort Wayne, but since there are no stops on the trip, most Hoosiers won't have easy access to using the transportation."

https://www.wthr.com/article/hyperloop-transportation-may-be-coming-to-indiana-but-not-for-hoosiers

@Clay Manship - (Great Name BTW) This is EXACTLY the strategy I'd like to use in Indy. Do you have any areas of town that you would recommend looking at for this strategy?  

There is plenty of information out there on this project and where they are at with it right now. "If you research it, you will find it."  à la Field of Dreams (I hope you get the reference.)

@Fas McO'nen If you don't mind me asking, what area of town are your properties in? I've heard from other investors that it's not only hard to find good contractors if you do find one, they probably don't have the time to add on a new client and they may not work in certain areas of town. PM me if you would like.