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All Forum Posts by: David Martinez

David Martinez has started 6 posts and replied 43 times.

Post: Looking to meet Contractors in the Orange County NY area

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8
Well right now I am in the process of finding my first rental. I am looking for a 4 unit in my area to house hack. Inventory for what I am looking for is rather low, so while I am on the hunt I have been doing a little research on flipping in my area. I have found a couple properties in my area that I am interested in looking further into. I have done contracting before, as my Father was a GC, but don’t have the time to do a lot of work myself, as well as not having the knowledge of building a SOW and doing complete remodels, etc. I am looking for a good GC to work with in the future, as well as other contractors. What is your area of expertise Michael?

Post: Looking to meet Contractors in the Orange County NY area

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8

Hey everyone, Im from Port Jervis NY looking to meet GC's and contractors in the Orange County NY area. If you can refer one that you have worked with or are a contractor yourself, feel free to give me contact info.

Post: Contractors in Poughkeepsie area

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8

I am looking for contractors in the Orange County NY area, not too far from Poughkeepsie.

@Matt Caven if you're guy works in Orange County as well, could you PM me the contact?

Post: Fannie Mae Homestyle Mortgage

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8
Awesome thread! I have been reading up a bit on this option, and have a question regarding flipping a SFR. If you purchase the home as a primary residence, is there a period of time that you must reside in the home similar to an FHA loan?

Post: Retirement Savings options for Non 401K employees

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8
Thank you for the clarification! It makes sense now why that is more used for those with income restrictions.

Post: Retirement Savings options for Non 401K employees

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8
I’ve been reading about a “Back Door Roth IRA”. Which is saving money into a traditional IRA, and rolling that over into a Roth IRA. Maybe you can contribute to your Roth IRA until you have reached your max, and continue to contribute into your traditional IRA, and then over time roll your traditional IRA into a Roth IRA.

Post: Engaged, in alot of DEBT and still investing. Whats my next move?

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8

@Maugno M., You need a detailed plan of action. You have a lot of good things going for you, which is an asset. You are in a much better position to help yourself than racking up debt with no means to dig your way out. It goes without saying that you need a more focused plan on your spending in general. I am rather new to the real estate world, but the nature of my work brings in many that have a hard time understanding savings goals, budgeting, paying down debt, and positioning themselves better as far as their finances; which has given me experience helping them reach their goals. As far as a plan of action, your first step would be to rid yourself of every credit card for the time being. This will forcefully remove them as a spending option. I would then call my school loan provider and see if there are deferment or lower payment options accessible to you during this plan of action. Your next step is to asses what debt has the highest interest rate; which would be your credit card debt and normally the loan that you pay down first, but in this case I would pay down your home loan first, which I will explain why. You want to keep your mobile units which are making you money, and part with assets that incur expenses (vehicles for example). Unfortunately, unless you plan to pay off all of your debt with your income alone, you must part with some of your assets. I know it doesn't feel good to have to, but remember in business we must make calculated decisions free of emotion. I would suggest selling the home in which your vehicles are leveraged in. I'm not sure of the value but if you do incur profit, I would immediately pay that on your credit card debt. I would then sell one of your vehicles (whichever is worth more), and pay that down on your credit debt. If there is a remaining balance on your credit card I would use savings from your job, or net profits from your rentals to finish paying it down. Once you are rid of the personal loan, and your credit card debt, you now have cut your debt in half, own 2 rentals, a vehicle, and only have your school debt left. I would then call your school loan provider once again, end your deferment/lesser payments and set up a higher payment plan that you can still afford. As far as your wedding, you need a budget to help you understand your income to your expenses. If you take out a loan for your wedding, and your expenses now exceed your income, you will end up right back here or even worse with less assets to help you. There is always more than one way to skin a cat, this is just my take.  If you need help building your budget or anything else, I am more than willing. I wish you luck on your goals in 2018!

Post: New to Bigger Pockets

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8

@Rob Bianco Welcome to BP, I myself am a new member as well. One of the many resources on this site that I have found to be very useful are the BP podcasts. To me it is like being part of a conversation with those who have had the same questions that I have, or are in the same situation as me (working full time while searching for my first deal). I have found great insight on how to execute my goals through listening to those who have already done it. Here is a link to one of the podcasts about investing in rentals out of state, I'm sure it will shed some light and maybe help with your plan of action. Good luck with your real estate goals in 2018! 

https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/bp-podcast-211-investing-out-of-state-rentals-notes-with-bob-malecki/

Post: New to Bigger Pockets!

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8

@Monique Williamson @Cody Evans  Thank you both for the welcome, and the wise advice. I have been researching on BP and listening to podcasts in any free time that I have. It's amazing the amount you can learn in such a short period of time. I wish both of you luck in your real estate endeavors, and hope 2018 is a great year for you!

@Brad Layos Congrats on your continual success, I wish you luck in your multi family goals for 2018! Are you renting the single family homes as well or flipping them? 

Post: New to Bigger Pockets!

David MartinezPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Port Jervis NY
  • Posts 45
  • Votes 8
Hello everyone, my name is David Martinez. I’m from Port Jervis NY, currently looking to buy my first primary residence/rental property! I am a full time chef now, and am looking to transition my life more and more into real estate over time. My goal this upcoming year is to put this plan to action by purchasing a 3-4 unit home in my area. I would then like to flip a single family home to build up my buying power and gain experience. Long term, I would like to earn my salary solely from rental properties within 10 years. I am looking forward to meeting some of you, and learning from you in my pursuit to financial freedom!