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All Forum Posts by: Jennifer Bowen

Jennifer Bowen has started 11 posts and replied 24 times.

Post: New Member in Florida

Jennifer BowenPosted
  • Montgomery, AL
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 3

Ryan,

Nice to meet you! I'm new here as well. If you don't mind me asking, where are your units in PC? If you do mind me asking, I retract the question. I ask because I'm also interested in that market. :)

Hi all,

What kind of legal protection/steps should I seek before buying a possible rental or property? 

Post: Explain snowballing to a newbie

Jennifer BowenPosted
  • Montgomery, AL
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 3

Thank you, Mark. I look forward to learning from everyone here. :) 

Post: Explain snowballing to a newbie

Jennifer BowenPosted
  • Montgomery, AL
  • Posts 25
  • Votes 3

Hi all,

I'm interested in buying vacation rentals for cashflow. But I'm having trouble wrapping my head around how to snowball this into something sustainable. 

I make very little money. No problem. I live frugally and have a decent down payment saved up. But, for instance, using the $4,200 a year earned on the Bigger Pockets "Real Math" example (https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/1...), how do you turn $4,200 a year into something you can live off of? 

Cashflow is a wonderful thing. I have realized the wisdom of acquiring assets that put money in your pocket instead of simply saving. But it also took me years to save my down payment. It seems like it would take me quite a long time to save up for a second property and snowball this thing.

If I'm getting $4,200 off a $100,000 investment, how is that different from getting a 4% dividend stock? 

Can someone help me put the pieces together? 

Glad to be here. Hope to learn a lot from you - and eventually give back. :)