All Forum Posts by: Ko Kashiwagi

Welcome! Love these wins and congrats on your house-hack.

Congrats! How did you go about finding your JV partnership?

Don't know of realtors there but I love the mindset! I learned the most from doing deals the most than watching podcasts so totally agree.

You should be able to find more agents if you click on the "agents" tab on BiggerPockets

Welcome Timothy! Where in OH are you looking at? Happy to connect you to agents/boots on the ground

1 - Do you own other assets that you can leverage to get out of this? Other rentals with equity you can use?

2 - What kind of loan do you have one the 2 SF right now? If the rate is low you'd be much better off finding solutions other than refi (pulling personal loans, second position

Also, what's your credit looking like? I know most long term rental loans want to see FICO at least in the high 600's to do 75%. You could possibly explore a bridge loan up to 75% LTV if your credit doesn't qualify for 75% 30 year loans.

If you are willing to put in the work, I don't think it hurts you to become a realtor. You get to make offers on your own and potentially save on buyer's commission.

I wouldn't recommend if you already have an active income that is serving you well because it would be better to invest time in that endeavor if that's the case. Otherwise, I think it's a good initiative!

Househack, creative financing (seller financing/subject to), buying properties through lien auctions, partnering with someone who has cash.

When you say without luck, what's been the biggest bottleneck? Paid mentorships can work but a lot of people here should be able to help with specific questions for free

Welcome Joshua! A lot of the best investors I see have come from industries on the tangent. Best of luck!

I would personally call the local housing authority and call property managers. On top of that if you can find local investors that would give great insights.

Section 8 has stringent requirements so it would be important to check off the inspection list as soon as you can.