All Forum Posts by: Betsy A'Neals

@Matt K. I am also looking for a realtor in the KC market, would appreciate the referral too -- thank you!

Just purchased a single family residence in the Laurel Mountain Ranch area and want to either replace the carpet on the stairs and upstairs or install laminate flooring. Don't have the exact square footage of the area that needs replacing yet. Please shoot me a message if you'd like to connect on this.

Thank you!!

@Will Pritchett -- Hi Will, I'm happy to hear that. We very recently made an offer on a home in LMR and just learned it was accepted. We're already working with a property manager and have been checking CL/Rentometer/Zillow to gauge rents. Would you say those tools give a fairly accurate picture of what we could ask in rent. It's a 4/2.5 -- our PM estimated we could ask around $1,550 while I saw similar homes on Rentometer renting for up to $1,650. Does that seem accurate to you? 

@Michael Guzik - thank you for the welcome and information! :) 

As I spoke more with our realtor, she did share the same opinion about Helotes and LMR being a better option for us. We appreciate the reminder of the 1% rule -- we've been really fastidious about analyzing and re-analyzing the property on the BP rental property calculator. The numbers seem to work so I think we're going to go for it. We really hope not to fall into that cliche and take good care of the property. Thanks again!

Thank you, @miketaddy   -- your feedback is really helpful! The home we are looking at is along the 1604 and does seem to be in a great area-- about 10 minutes away from Alamo Ranch. Our realtor says the homes in the area rent out fairly quickly to military families and also said they make great tenants. I'll definitely be in touch, especially if we decide to work with a new realtor. Thanks again!

Hello!

I've been listening to BP for almost a year now and inching closer to purchasing my first investment property. I've been looking in the San Antonio area and would love any insights you may have about this market. 

Specifically, I'd also be interested in your feedback regarding the Laurel Mountain Ranch community vs. Helotes community. 

I've been working with a realtor there and everything I'm hearing sounds great but I really want to make sure I do my due diligence before I purchase anything. 

Any and all feedback is very much appreciated! :)