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All Forum Posts by: Jonathan Makovsky

Jonathan Makovsky has started 87 posts and replied 788 times.

Post: Meet-Up: Wed. March 25 @7pm in Fairfield, Connecticut

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

BP Members and Investors in Connecticut we will be back for another FREE real estate meet-up at Anna Liffey's in Fairfield in the back room! (Mark your calendar for the last Wednesday of each month.)

Last event was a great turnout with about 20+ people and we would love if you can join (please post if you can).

The meet-up is from 7pm - 9pm, and around 7:30pm/7:45pm everyone will briefly introduce themselves to the group, and I would strongly recommend you make it for then.

Please note: there is no public pitching, no cost to attend, and no sponsor. Also, it's casual so dress however you feel most comfortable. My only request is that you buy at least one drink (non-alcoholic is fine) from the bar to support Anna Liffey's for allowing us to use their space.

We have had buy-and-hold investors, rehabbers, wholesalers, agents, commercial brokers, lenders, syndicators, a BP podcast guest, attorneys, and other service professionals from all over the state of Connecticut.

[HELPFUL PARKING TIP:ANNA LIFFEY'S IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM VICTORIA'S SECRET, AND THERE IS A FREE PUBLIC PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET AFTER 7PM.]

If you're from any of these areas or know someone that is that might benefit from this meet-up, please invite them: Fairfield, New Haven, Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk, Westport, Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, Wilton, Weston, New Canaan, Easton, Milford, Shelton, Ansonia, Orange, West Haven, East Haven, Branford, Hamden, Naugatuck, Wallingford, Middletown, Cheshire, Woodbridge, Danbury, Newtown, Oxford, Southbury, Middlebury, Waterbury, New Britain, Bristol, Meriden, Southington, Newington, Madison, New London, Killingworth, Seymour, Plainville, Bethel, Redding, Guilford. 

@Alexis Pettway@Michael Lovell @Rebecca Peters

 @Vonetta Booker

 @Scott Gombar

 @Des Shei

Post: Young Beginner

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

@Chris Melton good for you. You sound damn motivated and intelligent for someone your age.

I definitely agree with your thoughts on college - it completely depends on what you want to do in life. Personally, I am a strong advocate of city/state college (or other colleges) with low tuition costs - just in case you need a back-up in life - but it is NOT a requirement for REI.

Best of luck with whatever you choose to do!

Post: New member from Charleston, SC

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

Welcome @Chris Thigpen! Glad to have you join the community.

Post: Newbie from Connecticut

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

@Account Closed welcome to BP! Where in CT are you looking for multi's?

Looking forward to seeing you around the forums and CT.

Post: Investing in Connecticut

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

@Jaleel Muss echoing some of the other comments above. You can certainly find deals in Bridgeport, but it's worthwhile to note that the taxes are high (42+ mill rate) and could eat into a chunk of your cashflow.

Post: New Investor in Southwestern CT

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

@Melvin H.

A great way to find out about the next local meet-ups is also by setting up keywords of areas of interest and you will get an alert when someone is talking about them.

Looking forward to seeing you around the forums and possibly CT.

Post: Ready to start learning from Connecticut

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

Hi @John Lillard sorry for the delayed response, but I saw @Karin Crompton reached out and she is an excellent resource in that area.

Looking forward to hearing about your many successes!

Post: Ready to start learning from Connecticut

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

Welcome John! What county in CT are you in? There are a good amount of CT investors here in many different areas that can probably help you out.

 Looking forward to seeing you around the forums.

Post: Newbie from Connecticut: Any advice on starting out??

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

Welcome @Account Closed !

Sounds like a great plan, just be sure to budget for some of the more overlooked items in your projections, like vacancies, property management, repairs, and cap-ex (i.e. when larger items break). 

Looking forward to seeing you around the site and CT.

Post: Another Satisfied BP Newbie from CT!!!

Jonathan MakovskyPosted
  • Investor
  • Fairfield-New Haven-Hartford County, CT
  • Posts 825
  • Votes 413

Welcome @Andrew Ginsburg ! 

Great to hear the goals you set for yourself, and educating yourself through BP and other reliable sources. Looking forward to seeing you around the site.