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All Forum Posts by: Daniel Holtz

Daniel Holtz has started 1 posts and replied 21 times.

Post: Syracuse NY investors???

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

@Aaron Vergason That is a great question, because so many places are going for much higher than they should be going for and the market is a bit out of whack right now in my opinion.  I am thinking with all this light on Rochester and Syracuse and really the tri-state area, we are attracting a lot of outside attention.  Which isn't a bad thing if you are selling, but if you are buying it is presenting a little challenging. 

Either way, there are still deals to be had out there, just have to look a bit harder overall for what you want and what fits your investing criteria.

Post: Mike & Roxanne, Investors from Rochester, NY

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

Frank montemalo is great as well.   I use him for all my real estate.   He does litigation as well as contracts and closings

Post: Current Market Multi-Family Valuations

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

@Gino Barbaro is very right.  A 7.5% cap is terrible in this area and there are several properties on the market that get sent out through a "network" that are selling for this cap in some of the worst areas of Rochester.  It is unfortunate when you see houses like this get sold and you realize that they are either in terrible condition or in terrible neighborhoods.  

Post: Investor from Rochester, NY.

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

Welcome @Mark Duemmel.  This is a great site.  The podcasts are great.  They offer a ton of insight even if you have quite a bit of experience in real estate.  I know there is a physical meet up at times also hosted by @Rebecca Lebowitz.  Hope that you are able to get everything that you are looking for out of this.  

Post: First Investment in Rochester, NY

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

@Jake Kodweis Yes, I agree with @Will Chamberlin if you want to stay in that specific area.  However, I believe that you can go outside that neck of the park/east area and still find a deal closer to the numbers.  I think that the numbers you are looking at seem pretty realistic, it may just be hard to find in that area overall.  Maybe check another area that is similar in nature to that area with higher rents and such.  Maybe also do some driving for dollars as well.  The Meigs area is similar to that and I think that there is a property that was off market and needs rehab.  The rehab cost could be tough to get into that $7K mark though, even with doing much of the work yourself.  

Another suggestion is see if you can maybe do sellers concessions to decrease your closing cost outlay to just the downpay.  Usually you can either do up to 6% or a specific number.  This might give you a bit more to work with at the closing table and thus reduce your cash outlay liability during that process.  Just some food for thought.  

I just did the above with an investment that I am working on acquiring right now.  I wrote into the contract that I wanted $3K toward closing which should just about cover that cost.  

Keep in mind too, the taxes are part of the closing process in most loans that you are using and thus have to be prepaid for the following year.  Your numbers may be a little off because of that.  That is typically why I put sellers concessions in the equation to offset my acquisition cost of that.

Hope this helps, have a good one.  

Post: Water main replacement in Rochester duplex

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

@Barry Cohen Yes, a credit may work out, @Sherrie Frisone $5K sounds about right, although this is New York and there may be some other form of surcharge or Permit that will be needed.  

I have heard, however, of running another line inside of that water line almost like a snake would and doing the line that way, however, that may just be the sewage line out of the house and not the water line into the house.  

Post: New investor in Rochester, NY (can I quit my job yet?)

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

welcome to BiggerPockets it's a great place to invest Rochester is

Post: Hello everyone

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

My advice is to educate yourself as much as you can through reading material such that is offered here on bigger pockets.  You should also listen to the podcasts offered as there are many good nuggets that you may pick up right in the beginning.  I would also suggest re-listening to them after a few months of investing through your chosen avenue.  You will start to pick up more as you increase your context to real estate investing.  

Another thing that you may want to consider is to go to some of your local meetings whether they be through bigger pockets or REI meetings that are local to you. There you will get many things, but 3 things that come to mind right away are: 1) ideas for how to invest for different strategies. 2) possible deals that people have to offer that may or may not be on the MLS. 3) possible partners that you can partner up with to bridge the gap of knowledge that you may not have yet.

Just keep educating yourself and above all, pull the trigger at some point to get your feet wet.  Just make sure that you fully vet the opportunity that you are going to do.  

Post: Hi I'm a new investor in the Rochester NY area

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

Welcome Brett!  This is a great learning platform and if you listen to the podcasts and do the beginning videos, you will get a lot out of here.  Also, there are many people here to offer great advice and wisdom when working through any of the deals that you may have on the table.  Good luck in your goals!!

Daniel Holtz

Post: Investing in Rochester Area

Daniel HoltzPosted
  • Investor
  • Rochester, NY
  • Posts 21
  • Votes 4

Does anyone know of any private money lenders in the Rochester Area? I have a lead on a property that I am looking to acquire in the 19th ward and would like to use Private Money. I would be using the BRRR strategy on this one. I would be willing to meet up and provide any background/experience that I have. I am currently closing on a new build for my wife and I in the west Henrietta area and that is why I am looking into private money right now and will close after I close on the new build. I just want to get the process started so that I can close quickly after and don't lose the deal overall. Any help would be appreciated. If you could message me, I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks