All Forum Posts by: Jack Jennings

Thanks, @Paul Sorgi ! I'll look into that article and I'll definitely be sure to connect with the bidders at future auctions. I had not thought about the value of doing that but it totally makes sense. Appreciate the feedback.

Jack

Nice to meet you, @Chris Adams . I'd like to grab lunch with you sometime and hear about your real estate investing experiences in our area. Let me know if that would work for you.

Jack

Hi, @Brandon Turner

Thanks for the podcast and keyword tips!

Jack

@Paul Timmins

Hi, Paul. Thanks for the great tips! I looked up our local REIA and it looks like the closest one is about 1.5 hours away. But we will definitely be checking it out as often as we can get there because it sounds like a great networking opportunity.

I am actually considering student housing as I live in a college town. But I want to make sure that I understand you correctly. Are you saying that the money I use for my deals should be my own money? I've been reading/hearing that I should NOT use my own money but rather use OPM through short term investing strategies like wholesaling. However, I do recognize that I will need a little bit of my money to get the first deal or two accomplished. Would you agree with this approach or do you find that using your own money works better?

Thanks again for the information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Jack

@Phil Johnson

Hi, Phil. I wasn't familiar with Flora, IN so I looked it up. You're only about an hour away. I'll be sure to check out Fortune Builders. Thanks for the info!

Jack

@Paul Sorgi

Hi, Paul. We are really looking to get into short term investing opportunities right now in order to generate money for longer term investments. We've heard a lot about wholesaling so our goal right now might be to get a couple of wholesale deals done in the next 6-12 months.

I know this isn't very aggressive but we still have a lot to learn and are thinking we should take it slowly. Ideally it would be great to find a mentor in our area that we could work with on our first couple of purchases. We have our eye on a house up for auction on Friday. We may try to view the property yet this week and try to follow the online auction to see how it works. It looks like a good property if the auction price doesn't go too high. We haven't set any longer term goals yet as we are still trying to figure out what would be best for us in terms of the strategy. Thanks for reaching out! And if you have other insights on what we've shared here, it would be great to hear from you on that. Jack Jennings

My wife and I are just getting started with our real estate investing future and stumbled upon this gem of a site. We're eager to learn more about how we get started so any comments or suggestions on initial strategies or connections would be helpful. We are especially looking for networking contacts in our area.