All Forum Posts by: Jonathan Lowe

 Thanks Cienna! What have you found to be the average rate with loan signings in the area? And with factoring in travel, how much does that break down to the hour?

@Alex Olson

Born and raised in Kansas City, I second this!

Very helpful, thanks Cedrick!

I wasn't sure which forum this question would be best suited for...but do any of you have experience with mobile loan signing agents? Lot's of courses out there claiming you can make 50-200/hr doing this (not including travel and associated expenses), but it seems like a pretty good side gig to make some extra cash for future REI ventures. I would be in the San Diego area, and was wondering what the market demand is for this, and if its over saturated or not. Here's a link to their article for more information: https://www.sidehustlenation.com/become-a-loan-signing-agent/

Side note: I would only plan to do around 10 hours/week max (couple signings a week)

Would you consider an FHA loan to be "over leveraged" ?

The question becomes, is it a wise decision to go with an FHA loan and purchase a 450k+ duplex for my first venture? If things go south I'm not sure how easily or if I have the experience to dig myself out.

The primary reason I thought SoCal is not great for REI is mostly from reading other peoples opinions here on bigger pockets and other forums. Additionally I ran the numbers on various MFHs (I guess I limited myself to the more expensive popular areas like PB, Mission, ocean beach) and the rents are just way too low compared to the property value for it to make sense. Initial cash flow is not incredibly important to me for my first property, as long as the rent covers the mortgage and some repairs. From the responses to this thread already, it seems that there are still great opportunities for me to house hack in SD, which is really encouraging.

Thank you Taylor, that is comforting to hear! I know the information they give is extremely useful, however I just wanted to be sure they have been successful at implementing the strategies they always talk about.

Hey everybody! I am new to the forums here, but have been listening to bigger pockets podcasts for a few years and have read a couple of David's and Brandon's books. I am 22, just graduated from college and am moving to San Diego to start work, however I am reluctant to make this move as I am aware that SoCal is not a great market for REI. I have been doing research on real estate investing for the past 2 years and know it is something that I want to do, or at least try, but this job offer was too good to pass up. Through research, I have really only heard negative things and horror stories about OOS investing (dealing with property managers and finding a trustworthy team). My initial financial plan was to buy a duplex wherever it was I moved to and live in one side and rent out the other but this wont be possible in SD. For someone who is looking to purchase their first MFH, is it worth all the headaches to invest OOS? There are still many things that I do not fully understand about REI and I don't want to get taken advantage of by being a "California investor". BTW I ordered David's book on OOS investing and will read that soon, but I'd like to know what the bigger pockets community thinks.

For starters, I have really enjoyed the content your team creates, and have read several of the bigger pockets books. Real Estate Investing is a very interesting journey for sure, as there are a TON of different aspects and angles to master to become successful in it.  However, I am asking the owners of bigger pockets to be transparent about their revenue streams in their own personal real estate journeys. I am curious as to what percentage of your income comes from bigger pockets vs actual real estate, in addition, how much time is dedicated to both. The more I learn about real estate, the more I prove the quote "I made millions in real estate, but I made 10s of millions teaching people how to trade real estate" to be true.