All Forum Posts by: Ivy Flowers

Hi there Bohdan!

It's great you are starting real estate investing at such a young age. I would check out local meet ups in order to find mentor/partnership with someone. As starting off you can do the house hack of multi families, rent one unit and live in the other to live on a budget! 

If any of those books you are reading are worth-while, please share and recommend! 

Wishing you the best in your investing journey. 

Hi Chris and Welcome to Cleveland! 

Congrats on your duplex in Lakewood, that a hot area where everyone wants to be!  

I know of a few great meet ups in the Cleveland area, would love to chat more with you! 

Hi Erica! 

I agree with @Matthew Choi, when I started out biggerpockets was probably the best tool and meetups were just as good. The first few meet ups like Matt said kind of uncomfortable because you walk in not knowing anything but in order to grow you need to put yourself into those situations. Everyone there loves real estate and love to share their insight about it so just let people know what your goals and dreams are! Network=Networth :)  

You should also add what city you are from so locals on bigger pockets can connect with you. 

I have never heard of a move in fee? Does the tenants benefit from this move in fee, are they getting assistance for their move in? In Cleveland, I've never heard of such a thing. 

What is your exact goal? Do you have a product for them? Are you a wholesaler? Need more details.

It may depend on your area. For my rental I used craigslist and Facebook marketplace and had over 50 inquires just with the two combined. I contacted the first 3 people who contacted me and had the renter in there the next week. 

You can always use a realtor and get it on the MLS but they usually charge half of first months rent to do that. At least where I am from.

Good luck! 

AMAZING! You are inspiring, don't even know you but I am honestly proud of you! It takes a lot of motivation to get where you are now. Hope to be like you one day.

On biggerpockets :)  You can also try local meetups, and search local facebook investing groups.

Hey Joseph, 

Seems like you're on the right track. I started investing when I was 20, and its been the best decision I have ever made. Its great that you can take advantage of the VA loan. Just keep being frugal and saving to get where you need to be to get your first purchase! If you utilize the VA loan you wont need much money down ;)

Good luck to you. 

@Brie Schmidt

Looking in an area called Oswego, but open to other suggestions.