All Forum Posts by: Jeff Waggoner

Before we moved we were looking at other spots nearby. As it happened I ended up agreeing to help a friend build out a new building for his business. He started a company that grew so much the City told them to get a proper building for manufacturing their food stuff, so I’m project managing the build and doing anything we don’t hire a contractor for.

The annoying part about that is the location is in mount pleasant. And if I want to live both near ish to Nashville and near work that puts me nearer to Columbia and Franklin areas.

i would be interested in Murfreesboro area if it were a bit closer to work. Which would have to be just a bit west of town itself.

really i would be interested in any spot around a 45 minute drive from both work and the city. 

Hey bigger pockets crew!

So we made it to Nashville. Well, just south.

So, my new wife and I are out here in Columbia/ Franklin area looking for a rental. Which at our price point is a challenge.

I had an idea Saturday which I’m willing to ask someone on here who’s smarter than me about:

would anyone in the Nashville área happen to have a small fixer upper property they would be willing to either do a lease option on or owner finance?

I’d prefer lease option because i have nowhere near the amount of cash on hand that someone would be happy with for a downpayment. 

With the price for cheap rentals out here I’d almost rather try to own a place rather than pay rent.

So if anyone has something off of I-65 between Brentwood and Columbia. I would definitely be interested in talking.

Thanks,

Jeff 

Hey Bigger Pockets Nashville, 

I am going to be moving to Nashville around the end of next month. I will be there mostly to be around the music scene, I'm an audio guy by training. 
Anyway, one of my goals for the past couple of years that I stopped pursuing when I started planning on the move was the art of rehabbing houses. 

Today I had a bit of a brainwave. Instead of diving into the world of freelance audio and being stuck working gig jobs or something for the next several months, or years, it would be wiser to link up with people who are currently building or rehabbing. 

I've never done a ton of house construction my own self. But I do have years of experience building log furniture out here in Montana. This means I'm handy with drills, chop saws, table saws, reading plans, etc. 

I am just wondering if there are any builders here in the Nashville BP forum that might be interested in hiring a handy guy who would end up being an asset to you pretty quickly. 

Thanks guys,

Chris. Sounds like a plan. I am definitely up for connecting.

Thanks,
This should be an interesting year. 

Hi, Im a newbie, from Kalispell. 
Anyway, would love to meet you all on the next one.

Hi Everyone,
Thank you so much for reading my intro post.  I've been listening to the BP podcast for a few months and finally thought I'd get serious and jump into the forums.

My name is Jeff Waggoner, I just turned 33 years old. For work, and what I am passionate about is media, specifically audio engineering. I rent a studio out here in town (planning to build my own sooner rather than later) and I recently branched out into audio for film.

I came to the realization end of last year, that even if I made it successfully working in sound out here in the valley, my income would always rely on how many clients I can retain. 

With that in mind I started researching and listening to audiobooks/podcasts on finances with the goal to be creating a passive income that covers my living expenses by the time I'm 40. The most obvious answer was that real estate was the best way to go and I've been researching that avenue ever since.

My goals for getting involved with the BP community is to connect and learn from investors, financiers, contractors... well anyone involved in real estate. Especially those who are used to the massive sellers markets and rising market that is the area I'm living in.

I currently have no strategy. More of a cloudy idea..  Not even entirely sure what my long term goals in real estate are. But here is a bit of what I want:

- Real estate income to supplement what I love doing (Sound, music, etc) to give me more freedom to travel and pursue projects I want to do.

- I want to build my own studio, and a duplex, on a gorgeous lot here in the mountains of Montana. I want the duplex to cash flow enough to cover the expenses of the property and studio.

- By the time I hit 40, I want to have enough buy and hold properties to cover all of my living expenses. 

How to get there I currently have no idea. Just started linking up with a couple local spec builders and real estate agents and picking their brain. I just quit my day job and went freelance so I do have a feeling I'm gonna have to get well informed on creative ways to get financing. 

I do not plan on being a full time real estate guy. I really want to learn about fix/flip, wholesale, spec build strategies.  I definitely love to be involved actively that way in my area. But the long term goal is buy and hold. 

Anyway, thank you so much for reading. I do plan on being active and learning here on the forums. Looking forward to meeting and learning from this community.

Also, and local flathead valley guys reading. I would love to pick your brain. Beer or coffee on me if you want to meet up.

~Jeff