All Forum Posts by: Evan Hopple

@Lisa H.

leaning toward a cosmetic rehab is the right way to go on your first out of state deal. Much like a rehab to a property down the road from you, the key is doing your own due diligence up front

@Apoorva Modali
 
Columbus, OH checks those boxes

@Willie Creear III

C locations in Columbus make the most sense to me. Expected appreciation is high and the rent to price ratios still make sense

 I prefer $350k refinanced down to 6% over waiting for $420k @6%

@V.G Jason

I'm actively investing in the Columbus, OH market! Nationwide Children's Hospital is a good option short term rentals here. Low taxes, and landlord friendly city. I'm buying now before rates go down and everyone jumps back into the market

@Faraz Mog

1. I would appreciate any insight form anyone familiar with the MA real estate on these cities or any other cities in or around MA.
- Check out Columbus, OH

2. Are there any online resources that I can use to evaluate a city? For example to check their population growth, job growth, economic trends, occupancy, availability, rental rates, days on market, etc. so I can compare cities?
- I would check out these criteria individually and weight them according to your goals (cashflow vs appreciation) and price range. Add landlord laws and taxes to your list to look into

3. Is there any user friendly deal analyzer that I could use?
- BP calculators are great to analyze deals, the more deals you look into the less you'll have to rely on those calculators

@Austin Damon

Columbus is a lot of fun! You'd have plenty of good options with your budget

@Todd Wood

Look into Columbus, OH! Low taxes, landlord friendly laws and minimal insurance cost. I invest here for the huge growth from recent additions to the tech sector (google, intel, amazon, honda, and many start ups)

Plenty of options here for a 1031 exchange

@Austin Dias

Welcome to BP! Now is great time to start - the best time to buy RE was yesterday

@Claudia Frank

It does not matter where you start as long as you develop your Core 4 (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender). Once you have this team in place, you should be able to confidently invest in any market. 

I invest in the Columbus, OH market and have a strong foundation built up here that has led to my success thus far