All Forum Posts by: Connor Kline

@Joshua Simmons Congrats on starting the journey! Your goals sound awesome. I am an agent and investor in the East Texas area. How do you plan on finding your deals? I have been digging into off market deals and it has been promising.

@Haylee Methvin No problem at all, hope it all goes well!

@Debbie J. Skora I just messaged you!

@Kyle Fairbanks Have you considered Tyler?  It might not be as big of a market as the others that you had mentioned. But, it has one University and one junior college (UT Tyler, and Tyler Junior College). It also has 2 hospitals, one of which is adding a medical school. All four of those places are within roughly 2 miles of each other. It would be a good mix of college students and medical field employees. For instance, there is a duplex for sale close to the University is for sale for 360k. If you want to know more about Tyler feel free to reach out!

@Haylee Methvin Good evening, I can give my opinion on a few of these questions. I am a Realtor out of Tyler and know a bit more about rural areas around my area than Longview's. 

-Fencing at least the backyards would be a bonus for tenants. It would give each tenant their own space. Also, it would cut back on other tenants "encroaching" over imaginary lines of the other tenants spaces.

-Garages would be a nice addition, but I would think you need to check the surrounding places and see if that would be a huge step up or not. Carports are not near as expensive, and less for tenants to tear up. If a lot of the other rental properties don't have any covered parking, then carports would be a much preferred option.

-As I am sure you know, building yourselves would save money, but maybe not time. Maybe that would be a better option after the first couple are built?

-House hacking would be a major benefit. You would have more options as far as construction loans for sure (If you are needing to get a loan). For instance, the construction loan I got to build my personal residence only required 10% down. If I were to build any type of investment property they would most likely require 20%. If your land is paid for, or maybe have some equity in it, then that could also help with down payment. 

Hopefully some of this helps. Good luck on your journey!

@Edna Mensah I will message you, thank you

Hello, I am looking into investing in the Denison area. There seems to be a lot of growth and the potential to be a great market to invest in. A couple questions that I have are.. Is it a good market for long term rentals? Is there a decent market for flips? And for anyone who has rentals there, are you getting good tenants? The crime rate seems a touch on the high side, but there is a ton of investing going on. Hopefully the area keeps getting fixed up and those things will improve!

@Nicholas Smith The best way in my eyes would be connecting with a Realtor who can pull some comps off the MLS. I am a little biased of course, being a Realtor. Unfortunately, it is just difficult to find sold comps without having access to the MLS. I am licensed here in Texas, and depending on what area you are looking to invest in.. I would love to help you out if I can!

@Rahul P. I am a Realtor in Tyler and also looking to buy my first investment property here. I would like to connect and tell you what could work in Tyler and help you in any way that I can! I have sent you a message.

@Kassie Brown Good afternoon! I am a licensed realtor out of Tyler and would love to help you out! I just sent you a message.