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All Forum Posts by: Keegan Lawyer

Keegan Lawyer has started 2 posts and replied 9 times.

Originally posted by @Candace Pfab:

I can help you learn more about investing in the Gulf Shores area.  We have been investing in this area since 2009 and help a lot of BP first time out of state investors!

I would love to talk to you! It would be a privilege to learn from you!

Originally posted by @John Underwood:

Get the biggest and nicest place you can afford in one of the vacation rental markets. Beach mountains, Lake etc.

One large property is easier to manage than 2 smaller ones and will likely do as good or better than 2 small cabins.

One or two of these type properties should get you to your goal.

Thank you for your reply! I have a couple places in mind, do you mind if I message you?

Originally posted by @Joshua Strickland:

You can do that with 1 larger cabin or beach house in the right market. (Smokies, Florida panhandle specifically) I’m sure there are other markets also.

If I were you I’d go ahead and buy a smaller property in one of the vacation markets. Maybe a 2/2. If you manage it right it will gross north of $50k/ year. Probably more around $60k. That should get you around $15-20k net. Rinse and repeat as you save your income to reinvest.

Really? That is so awesome to hear. Would it be okay if messaged you a couple more questions?

Originally posted by @Kyle Momany:

@Keegan Lawyer 

I'm glad you chose STR's to increase cashflow, in my opinion they are giving the best COC right now! Your goal is very easily achievable. If you were to partner with someone you could possibly bring in even more. Let me know if you've got any questions.

Good luck! 

 Hey Kyle thank you for your reply! I’m actually planning a vacation to Destin, and that is one of the markets I was looking in. I’d love to connect!

Hey BP, I was looking for some help/opinions on getting to my financial goal through STR- AirbNb…

I have a goal of getting to $5000 a month in cash flow in the next 2-3 years. I have $60k in my savings…. I live in KC, should I look at buying STR here, or consider looking for properties near the beach?

From your experience, how would you efficiently get to $5000 a month cash flow in my situation? Do you have a STR that produces $5k+ a month? What does that deal look like?


I look forward to hearing from everyone!

Originally posted by @Todd Dexheimer:
Originally posted by @Keegan Lawyer:
Originally posted by @Todd Dexheimer:

Doing flips and small MF's won't give you much experience, so I would not use that as an excuse. Educate yourself and find/hire mentors. Possibly even partner with someone that has some experience already. Take advantage of the opportunity in front of you and don't look back.

I appreciate your response! I totally understand what you’re saying and I am ready to take advantage of the opportunity. I found a website called loopnet, that has a list of complexes for sale in my state. I will start analyzing deals and go from there! Thank you!

Loopnet is the place deals go to die. A great place to look at and analyze deals, but not a place to find deals. Before you start calling brokers, you need to educate yourself and have very specific goals. 

Got it thank you! I definitely was looking to use it to practice analyzing deals more so. Being a CPA, I'm very numbers oriented and like to have the knowledge of knowing what all I need to be accounting for. Definitely will be getting in touch with a broker after reading a couple more books. I have read my fair share when it comes to SFH and small MFH, but definitely want to research some more on bigger MFH before jumping in. I'm very much so a detail oriented guy. Thank you again!

I appreciate everyone’s response! I have spoke with my uncle some more, and I decided that I am going to move forward on his offer and look for a complex! Although it’s pretty nerve wracking, this is something I don’t want to pass up. I will keep everyone updated!

Originally posted by @Todd Dexheimer:

Doing flips and small MF's won't give you much experience, so I would not use that as an excuse. Educate yourself and find/hire mentors. Possibly even partner with someone that has some experience already. Take advantage of the opportunity in front of you and don't look back.

I appreciate your response! I totally understand what you’re saying and I am ready to take advantage of the opportunity. I found a website called loopnet, that has a list of complexes for sale in my state. I will start analyzing deals and go from there! Thank you!

Hello BP community! This is my first actual post and I wish I would of joined the community sooner, as I have read a ton of BP books, and listened to several podcast! 

I’m in a bit of a unique situation… I am a CPA, 25 years old and have been studying real estate for 3 years. I am currently in the rehab process of my first flip! It took me so long to pursue my first flip because I wanted to be educated and feel confident for when I venture out. Once I was ready, I found my first deal within a month through door knocking. With that being said my uncle who also invest in commercial real estate ( he does a lot of hotels) was impressed with the deal I found, the analysis and how organized I was. I told him I’m trying to build capital and eventually use that money as a down payment on small MFH, and eventually apartment complexes. The main thing for me was getting my first deal and pursuing my path to financial freedom $4k a month. 

After having that discussion with my uncle he told me that he would be willing to partner with me on an apartment complex. He'd provide the $, and I provide the deal, management, everything else. That is exciting, but makes me a little nervous. I've ran tons of analysis on small MFH, and SFH, but not big complexes. If I cash flowed $100 per door then I'd need a 40 unit complex hypothetically. My question to you guys is should I pursue this opportunity now, or wait till I've done a couple more flips/ get a couple more rentals? My uncle is a multi millionaire and a great guy, and I appreciate him for wanting to help me, but I want to make sure I do right by him. With that being said it would be a dream come true for me to be able to pursue real estate full time, and this could get me there.


I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts?