All Forum Posts by: Maya Gorski

I'm starting my search back up for buy and hold out of state rental properties. My goal is to have multiple.

It seems that I'll come across a property I'm interested in and I'll make contact with an agent (found through either Bigger Pockets, Zillow, Google reviews, etc.--there are a couple of cities I'm focusing in on). I'll reach out to them and we'll discuss. I'll mention the property and then I feel like it doesn't go anywhere--days stretch out and either I don't get concrete information about the property, their voicemail box is full, or I just don't hear back. And then I see the property status goes to "pending"...

I'm trying to build relationships out of state so I try to be loyal but, at what point, do you just move on? What is a normal cutoff time before going elsewhere? 24 hours? 48 hours? Days? Do I need to be more patient or work on presenting myself as more serious?

My finances are in order so we're good there. I know there's competition and I have a lower price point (ex: $60k-150k, depending on the type of property) but I've let the agent know that, if they have a transaction minimum, I'd make up the difference on their commission. I have also asked about a couple of for-sale-by-owner properties, and for these I've informed the agent that I'd pay their commission.

Any tips??

@Ben Steelman - Thanks for the suggestion on Kansas City! I'll have to check it out

@Elia S.   @James Wise - Thank you!

@Casey C. @Dmitriy Fomichenko  @Ali Boone - Thank you for the warm welcome!

@Zeke Liston  @Remington Lyman  @Priyanshu Adathakkar - Thank you for bringing Columbus to my attention--I'll have to check it out!

Hi Bigger Pockets Community,

I'm a San Diego almost-native that is starting my real estate investment journey. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad several years back and, like for so many others, there were lessons that stayed with me. Being a bit risk averse, I did want to build myself a bit of a financial cushion before jumping in and I recently achieved that goal.

I am new to Bigger Pockets and have very much enjoyed listening to the BP podcasts, watching videos from various sources, reading real estate related content, and I have also attended my first local REIA group meeting (San Diego Creative Investors Association, SDCIA). I do happen to have my real estate broker's license but work in an unrelated field.

My long term goal is buy-and-hold (particularly in out-of-state markets, looking within Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) but I'm also open to other opportunities (flipping, or potentially partnering). I look forward to learning, networking, and, if you're in the San Diego area, even shaking hands at a future SDCIA meeting.