All Forum Posts by: Kirby Logan

Civil Engineer (in-training) here!

Brian and John, do you have any opinion on similar investments in the NE McKinney/Princeton area? I'm in Frisco looking for a BRRRR property within a ~30 minute drive. I seem to find properties under 200k in this area while there are slim-to-none in Frisco itself. Also thinking that the Princeton area may see some appreciation with the development of the 380 corridor, though I'm not a market expert.

The Arlington/Mansfield area does seem to have a lot more options, that's just a bit too far for a SF home I intend to put some sweat equity into.

@Account Closed No problem, let me know if I can do anything otherwise.

-Kirby

Jack,

I'm an engineer-in-training at Kimley-Horn and Associates - we obtain TxDOT driveway permits for our clients on a regular basis. I'm at our Frisco location, but would be happy to get you in touch with a P.E. in our Houston office if you are interested. 

-Kirby

Love this deal. I'm interested on if you would recommend getting the shower tiles painted like that - we've got an ugly shower in a home and I'm looking for options other than replacing tile. 

Hi Thomas, 

I'm a newbie investor who's lived in north Dallas for the past 6 months. I'm actively learning about the market in preparation to purchase some single family rentals over the coming years...if you have questions about any specific areas in Dallas-Fort Worth, I am reasonably familiar with most so let me know!

@Kenneth McKeown, 

Thank you for taking the time to give me an honest reply. It's fair that I probably need to raise my price range expectations to find a house hack property worth purchasing around here! 

I got in contact with two agents yesterday to put me on email alerts when something under 300k pops up in the area, so perhaps that'll be enough to buy a smaller place. This market certainly seems daunting to a new investor, but it's good to know that deals can still be hunted down.

Have a good weekend, thanks again!

Hello BP nation!

My name is Kirby and I've recently moved with my wife to North Dallas. Over the past couple of years I've done a lot of research in preparation for when I moved up here after college (I graduated this past May) and have determined buying a house hack on a duplex or triplex in the next year when our apartment lease expires (October 2019) seems to be the best bet. 

I've done a lot of searching and digging on Zillow and Realtor, but cannot seem to find any duplex/triplex that is either:

1. Under 150-200k (not a huge problem, but I hear on the BP podcast of far cheaper properties being bought somewhat regularly)

2. Will come even close to allowing I and my wife to life for "free" or close to it.

Any ideas on how to find better deals in this high value market? I've already contacted a couple of real estate agents to put me on email lists and am planning to go to a REIG meetup in a couple of weeks, so those might help too. If anyone can offer help, I would be very grateful and if there's any way I could help someone out in the North Dallas area for the sake of networking and learning I wouldn't be opposed to that either.

Thanks!