All Forum Posts by: Jeffrey Townsend

Hey Tion & Josia i am also in the Kalamazoo market. I attend those KAHRA meetings every last Tuesday of each month, 7pm @ Theo Stacy's on Portage Rd.

Welcome to the site! I'm also someone of rookie that has just gotten his feet wet. I plan on closing on my very first property in October in the Kalamazoo Area. Really exciting! Like everyone else has stated, use bigger pockets to gain all the knowledge you can take! Read Forums and listen to the podcasts, also try to find Local REI groups in area. Reading books has has helped me along the way. Not a fan of reading? Audio books are great! Just sit and listen. Best luck you to and your future investments.

Great work Thomas! Great profit! Thanks for sharing! 

Niiiice! congrats! I wish you the best!

Hello Amanda Pool . I too am in the similar similar situation. My plan is to go the Duplex route. Matter of fact me and my wife just looked at one yesterday. We want to find one that's FHA approved. That way we can do a smaller down payment. Then house hack right then. I first was too looking at SFH but then like you said most of your capital invested in one? But if you also need a place to stay because you want to avoid rent and at the same time start your REI journey I think duplex is great for the first investment.

Niiice! Glad to hear it worked out

Awesome Allison!

Niiiice!!!! Congrats ! Thank you for sharing

Bigger Pockets Family! I'm currently looking for my first investment in real estate around the Kalamazoo, Michigan market. Kinda in a dilemma, I keep Changing my plans. I want my first investment to be a home I could purchase/ move in, and put sweat equity in it within 2 years so I can sell for a profit, not looking for a dump, but also nothing that fully updated. (Me being picky smh.) With me being owner occupied for the 2 years and selling I can take the profit and then use for buy and hold investments. Basically me having some cash on deck to get deals done.. Or should my first property be a buy and hold? And the next be the 2 year plan? I feel myself getting inpatient at times with not being able to find what I want. Am I being too picky? I've submitted a offer few weeks back on a HUD but that process can't be frustrating and I didn't get the deal. Looking for helpful hints, direction, words of encouragement from the BP family .. Thank you all

BP family, If I was to purchase a home to eventually flip (house hack) how long would I need to live there in order to not get Tax's taken from the flip profit?