All Forum Posts by: Jake Van Wickle

@Will Gile

I’d be interested in attending a meetup locally as well.

@Tom Wagner

Basically I’m targeting these areas because it’s where I live and familiar with :)

While SoCal is by no means an ideal market for returns, I would be just getting started in real estate investing and house hacking in areas I know feels like the best possible move for me (if possible, of course). 

I feel like there is a lot to learn, and much of it can’t really be learned until I go out and do it. It would be great to find something that works here, before dipping my toe in other geographical regions.

@Whitney Hutten Thank you for thinking of that. Definitely so much to consider!

@Storm S. Neat! Interested in hearing more. Is your client’s potential house hack similar to @Cornelius Charles example? (Thank you Cornelius! There is hope!)

Has anyone had success house hacking in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, or Ventura counties? (California)

I’m very interested in hearing specific examples of how well house hacking works in these areas.

Has it been successful? Not successful? Does the rent fully or partially cover the mortgage? What type of property? (SFR, duplex, triplex, ADU etc..)

And finally, what areas/neighborhoods in those counties specifically is/was your house hack?

Thanks for reading! Interested in hearing from you!

@Matt Waltz

Hi Matt!

I'm from California, but my wife's mom lives in Willimantic. It's neat to hear about growth in the area. Can you tell me more about the developments you've heard about?

@Howard Todd @Craig Hansen

Hey guys, I’m super new to the idea of real estate investing, and I would say I’m currently in a voracious education phase (ie. reading a lot of books, listening to podcasts, webinars)

My mother-in-law lives in Willimantic and the area has always intrigued me and seems ideal for student rentals.

Wanting to reach out to you both just to say hey, and also wondering to get your opinions on the Willimantic area market from people like yourselves who have boots to ground so to speak.

Regarding the market, the need for student rentals seems stable because of Eastern and UConn. Including this, what are other factors that make Willimantic a great place to invest? Is there any anticipated growth of industries? Any new developments being built? Other factors?

Thanks in advance and I’m exciting to meet you both on BP.