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All Forum Posts by: Saugat Ghimire

Saugat Ghimire has started 2 posts and replied 5 times.

Post: Real Estate Investing Networking Meetup

Saugat Ghimire
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It's all about mingling, sharing tips, and building connections. Whether you're a seasoned investor with an impressive portfolio or a newcomer eager to take your first step into the world of real estate, our inclusive and vibrant community is the perfect place for you.

This event will take place in the Santa Monica / Venice area. Exact location TBD.

I would appreciate if you could also RSVP in the meetup event so that we can get an accurate headcount: https://www.meetup.com/live-unbounded/events/299187779

Post: Not sure where to focus

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Quote from @Ben Scott:

Congrats on the deal closing on April 1. I'd get that deal closed and stabilized before you look for the next shiny object. You'll learn a TON in the first six weeks about managing tenant expectations, especially on the STR. I tend to lean towards caution and not jumping feet first into a new venture, but I'd let this first deal simmer before you decide on Phase 2.


 This is awesome advice - thank you so much!

Post: Not sure where to focus

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Quote from @Zeona McIntyre:

Hey Saugat, congrats on getting started! A triplex for your first place is a large undertaking. 

I am also in the short-term rental space and a few years back got curious about mobile home parks. I took a two-day workshop and determined like @Chad McMahan shared, that I am not interested in going that route. While I agree that it can be great for cash flow, it is a departure from traditional real estate and can have a lot of headaches. If you want to go that route, I suggest investing in a syndication like Brandon's Open Door Capital where the experts are handling the hassles. 

Since you and your girlfriend are about to get super experienced in short-term, I recommend sticking to that strategy but exploring different markets to diversify. If you are curious about which markets, it depends on your price point so don't hesitate to reach out. 

If you want to jump into apartments, I suggest partnering with someone experienced in adding valuing and managing those buildings. Good luck!


Thank you so much for your response.

You mention partnering with someone with experience - do you have any suggestions on how to find partners? I don't know anyone around me that does real estate investing - especially on commercial properties.

Post: Not sure where to focus

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Quote from @Chad McMahan:
Quote from @Saugat Ghimire:

Hi everyone,

I am new to real estate investing. I just bought my first property - a triplex - and will be closing on April 1st. I will be living on one of the units and doing short term rentals from the other 2 units (my girlfriend will be managing the short term rentals for me).

I am excited for my next purchase, but have no idea what it should be.

Since my first property is an AirBnb, I was thinking that maybe I should buy a small apartment building (long term rental) as my next property to have a consistent cashflow. I've been reading "The Multifamily Millionaire" and am a big fan of "The Stack". I am looking for a long-distance investment since small apartment buildings are too expensive in Seattle. However I wonder if getting into a 6-12 unit apartment building is too big of a jump. I don't have any experience with long-distance investments.

As I am just starting my real estate investing journey, I'm also wondering if I should bias towards cash flow. I started looking into mobile home parks and learned that they tend to cash flow very well (if I buy a park where the homes are owned by the folks living in them). It all sounds really nice - but is it really that easy? Would you recommend that I start with these to generate more cash short term that I can then use to go into multi-family properties?

Lastly, I do want to purchase more short-term rentals in the future. My girlfriend and I travel a lot, and owing several vacation properties that we can visit every once in a while is very appealing to us. If this is what we eventually want, should we just start off with several short term rentals? My only concern with this is that the income tends to fluctuate with seasons, and if we end up in another COVID situation, it could really hurt our business.

I feel like I am all over the place - all these options sound very exciting but would love your input. Brandon Turner writes in his book, "it is more important THAT you make a decision, rather than WHAT the decision is" (I may have misquoted) - so I think I could succeed with any of these approaches. Regardless, I'm still struggling to decide.

Thanks in advance, and looking forward to your advice.


Hi Saugat.
Many years ago when I got my start in investing, I was lured in by the intoxicating income of mobile home parks and individual manufactured homes. They require more inspection and investigation, however- as they do not hold up as well over the years, as SFH's, multi-family, etc. Also, they become less financeable (mobile home parks are still financeable with commercial financing or seller carry) when they are older than 1980. If you go this route, I recommend newer than 1990 and in good+ (minor rehab required is okay, as long as your lender doesn't have a problem with the issues. Ask your realtor) shape.

Specifically for mobile home parks, price-wise, plan to replace every unit WITH CASH, that is older than 1970 or in rough shape. Also, hire a handyman to work almost exclusively for you for 3 months or whatever the property needs and keep them insanely busy fixing up the units you'll keep, with the intention of raising rent to market. (Make sure you run a criminal background on the handyman) This will obviously all boost cash flow, significantly. The higher the cash flow, the higher the property value. In addition, as you make those kind of improvements, you can resell at a lower cap rate, which means squeezing more dollars out as you hand it off.

Mobile home parks are more time/energy intensive and you need to keep close eyes on them- so I'd also recommend you only do this within fairly close driving distance. In your first 3 months of ownership, you'll be there a lot.

 Hi Chad,

Thank you so much for your response.

You mention maintenance and replacing the homes - but my intention was to only own the land. The homes would be owned by those living in them.

Nonetheless, I'm starting to realize that this may be a risky path to follow. I think I will stick to STR and multifamily properties for now.

Thanks again!

Post: Not sure where to focus

Saugat Ghimire
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Hi everyone,

I am new to real estate investing. I just bought my first property - a triplex - and will be closing on April 1st. I will be living on one of the units and doing short term rentals from the other 2 units (my girlfriend will be managing the short term rentals for me).

I am excited for my next purchase, but have no idea what it should be.

Since my first property is an AirBnb, I was thinking that maybe I should buy a small apartment building (long term rental) as my next property to have a consistent cashflow. I've been reading "The Multifamily Millionaire" and am a big fan of "The Stack". I am looking for a long-distance investment since small apartment buildings are too expensive in Seattle. However I wonder if getting into a 6-12 unit apartment building is too big of a jump. I don't have any experience with long-distance investments.

As I am just starting my real estate investing journey, I'm also wondering if I should bias towards cash flow. I started looking into mobile home parks and learned that they tend to cash flow very well (if I buy a park where the homes are owned by the folks living in them). It all sounds really nice - but is it really that easy? Would you recommend that I start with these to generate more cash short term that I can then use to go into multi-family properties?

Lastly, I do want to purchase more short-term rentals in the future. My girlfriend and I travel a lot, and owing several vacation properties that we can visit every once in a while is very appealing to us. If this is what we eventually want, should we just start off with several short term rentals? My only concern with this is that the income tends to fluctuate with seasons, and if we end up in another COVID situation, it could really hurt our business.

I feel like I am all over the place - all these options sound very exciting but would love your input. Brandon Turner writes in his book, "it is more important THAT you make a decision, rather than WHAT the decision is" (I may have misquoted) - so I think I could succeed with any of these approaches. Regardless, I'm still struggling to decide.

Thanks in advance, and looking forward to your advice.