All Forum Posts by: Elizabeth Davis

Welcome Alan Neubauer ! My husband and I lived in Tallahassee from 2007-2009. It's a beautiful town! Sounds to me like you might be able to refi your rental and use the money from hour equity to buy more property. I'm a beginner myself, so someone else might have better advice. Have you checked out the pod casts and #askBP? You'll find tons of info there. Good luck and say hello to the trees for me!

Hi @Todd Weaver One big question I would ask myself in your place is, if this house did not belong to family, would I buy it? If this house belonged to a complete stranger and you came across it while searching for a good investment would you buy it? If not, then don't buy it now.

If you were to buy the house, what would you do with it? Do you want to hold it as a rental or rehab and sell it? Why does the bank want it so badly? Is it in danger of foreclosure? I also don't understand why the bank would tell you it would have to be your primary residence, but then I'm very new to REI so I'm still learning. I think I would talk to other banks, maybe several,

Thanks @Jeff Wallace for the great suggestion! My current job is base plus commission, so it would be difficult to replace the income unless it was in another sales position. I realize I may have to take a pay cut if I follow this path. Do you have any suggestions on where to look for a growing agent? Not sure if I should look for job postings or try to search out an agent and approach them with an offer to help. 

Welcome to BP @Chris Drumm! The pod casts are a great source of information as well the #AskBP. I'm also in NW Houston, between Spring and Cypress. I'm just getting started on this journey and will also be looking for an accountant, lawyer and agent. If I can help in any way, just let me know. Good luck!!

I was checking a couple of properties in HCAD yesterday and one of the houses I was parked right out side of didn't have any record in HCAD. This has happened to me once before. Does anyone know why a property would not have a record? HCAD is my "go-to" for finding our who owns a property. I'm stumped! Harris County/Houston

@Fred Heller @Tom Mendez

 Thank you for your responses and I'm sorry it has taken me so long to reply. I've worked in event planning and catering for the last 10 years or so. Everything from sales to managing events from beginning to end, including staffing, budgets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, site coordination and procuring rental equipment. I'm best at project management, making sure all the pieces come together at the right time, managing customer expectations and keeping internal departments working together.

Prior to that, I worked in health insurance for 9 years. I held my Life, Health and Variable Annuities license in the state of Florida. Did the sales thing for a short time, then moved in house as a project manager. We would receive information from the sales rep or broker once a group health policy had been sold (employee benefits packages) and make sure everything was legal, have it input in the system, bills produced and employee ID cards issued.

I think my background in project management will be helpful, but not sure how to get someone outside of catering or health insurance to give me a chance with no background in their field (i.e. real estate, construction, etc.)

Any advice? Thanks!! 

I don't think HCAD contains any contact info. Not that I've ever found. Once you find the property, click on the "similar names" tab right above the property owners name and address on the screen. You can find out if they have any other addresses. Then start Googling them and see if yiu can track down a phone number.

@Chris BriscoeThank you!! 10X is great! Stopped the pod cast in the middle of the interview just to jump over to Audible and download it. He's great!

I would like to find a job that has some connection to RE and/or REI. My current job provides a good income, which I need in order get started investing. However, my time would be better spent working in a place where I can gain experience in some aspect of real estate. Other than getting a licenses and becoming an agent, can anyone suggest some other avenues? I'm going to take a look at the Houston Builders Association web site and see if that gives me any ideas. Do you have creative ideas where to look? Thanks for any suggestions!!

I did the same thing, listened to every Pod cast like a junkie! LOL! Then started jumping on #AskBP. I have listened to several of the books recommended on the pod casts - 10x, E-Myth, 4 Hour Work Week, Trump Style Negotiation, The One Thing. It's fortunate that my current job requires that I be in the car a lot. I think I have to stop listening and get moving!

Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner - I promise I will submit a review on iTunes soon! As soon as I figure out how. I can't even figure out how to get the persons name with the @ in front of it on this post! I am tech resistant.