All Forum Posts by: Connie Presley

Hi Aidan, 

I’m a real estate agent and investor, with over 6 years of experience in real estate investing.

After relocating to South Carolina about 2 years ago, I obtained my real estate license and have been focused on learning the local markets and regulations. While wholesaling was recently outlawed in our state, which was a method I was familiar with, it's not the only investment strategy I utilize.

Currently, I own 3 long-term rental properties out of state, and I'd be happy to discuss the BRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance) method or other creative investment approaches.

I have not had much luck finding any brokerage firm that specialize in helping or working with investors.  If you find one, I'd be interested to hear about them.

Welcome to Bigger Pockets, Rob! You’re in the right place to learn, collaborate, and grow alongside a great community. I’ve made some valuable connections here and picked up a lot of helpful advice from the forums.

I’m an investor and real estate agent in the Grandstrand area, so we might even have opportunities to help each other out in the future. Feel free to reach out if there's anything I can assist you with!

- Connie

@Basit Siddiqi @Bill Hampton @Michael Plaks @Brian Schmelzlen @Loren Clive Thank you all so much for your recommendations! I will be reaching out and start the vetting process sometime this week! It is always great to know that I can come to BP for true, honest assessments!! :-)

Hi @Mitch. Can you recommend a CPA to me as well? This will be my first year filing as an investor and I want to make sure that I take advantage of all deductions.

@Van Blackman I am kind of in that same line of thinking...if I can't find a "true" comp, then I am apprehensive on taking a property on. However, I really feel like I am shooting myself in the foot in that regard because some of these properties seem like they could make nice investments. I just want to be able to easily find a buyer if a buy if needed.

@Sam Shueh ok, so you are suggesting that I focus more on the similarities of the materials (or upgrades) in the interior versus the bed/bath, square footage data? That's interesting and insightful!

@Mike Cumbie ok, that makes complete sense! I am still not 100% on the best figures to use for the adjustment, so I am guessing that like with anything else, I will get more comfortable with the numbers as I gain experience. Thank you for your help! When you are still relatively new in the industry, every analysis is subject to over-scrutiny (mostly by me lol) and I wanted to feel confident in the numbers that I present.

Thanks @Bob Okenwa! I have been having to use newer properties and adjust the numbers as you suggest, but I was hoping for a more exact science if it existed. Thank you for your advice!

Hi All! I have been finding older properties in my area with very many recent sales nearby. However, there are newer communities within short distances from the older homes and I am assuming that I cannot use the sales prices for the newer homes as comps. There may be a 25 - 40 year difference in age of the homes. What comps do you use when you cannot find an ideal match?

Welcome @Durante Kirby! I am in the Atlanta area and relatively new to real estate as well! BP has been an amazing resource! Not only are the podcasts informative, but the community is so supportive and encouraging. Sharing ideas with other like minded individuals is key to progression. Good luck in you real estate journey!!