All Forum Posts by: Christopher Merrow

Jack Middleton I haven't looked into that. I will check it out though. Thank you, Jack. I hope you and your wife get down here. Florida is great and I love it here.

Julia Dugger I'm referring to the Fannie Mae program and using homepath.com. I am going to use that or at least try to get the seller to cover closing costs so I can get to use as much of the Florida bond as I can toward down payment.

William Byers okay is there a zip code for that area in Jax? I don't know much about the Lakewood area? Thank you for the suggestions. It's really appreciated. Why do you suggest that area?

Hey everyone, I am in the Jacksonville, Fl area and I just got my pre-approval for my first home. I have a real estate agent that I was referred to named Paul and we plan on looking at some houses next week. Living in Jacksonville my entire life, I know the area relatively well and which areas to avoid, but advice is always helpful no matter who you are. I am using the Florida bond program that gives you 15k for down payment and closing cost assistance and under that program I use a HRA loan at 4.5%. Another program I am considering compounding with the Florida bond program is the offer Fannie Mae has where if you buy one of their homes they will pay 3.5% on closing costs. Any advice on areas to look that are up and coming or specific areas to avoid from investors in the area are greatly appreciated. I will be in the home for about 5 years and I plan on purchasing another home and renting this property out so it has to be a place I enjoy and can eventually rent out. Thank you everyone in advance for any advice or suggestions on how to go about this. Christopher "Jordan" Merrow

@William Kovacs Thank you man I appreciate that

@Carol Hall thank you I will look into both!

Hello Everyone!

My name is Jordan and I joined BP a few months ago and have been doing a lot of reading. I live in Jacksonville and I am 25 years old. I am looking to buy my first home and be done renting, but also turn it into something I can flip and eventually sell on my road to becoming a real estate investor. If anyone has any suggestions on where to specifically study or research such as a REI group here in Jax or any other suggestions to help guide me toward making the best educated decision I can and also make this process flow more fluently and build some confidence in doing so, I would greatly appreciate it! I am looking to buy this year and get this ball rolling. I just want to make sure I make the best possible decision I can and hopefully members on here can help me do just that.

@Larry Fried Thank you for your advice and I will be sure to do just that! Multiple people have suggested key word alerts so I will be sure to use that feature. Thank you again for your help.

@Jeanie H.

 Thank you for your encouraging words. I am trying to learn as much as possible while I still have the time. I'm happy to be here and I wish you the best of luck as well!

@Brandon Turner

 Thank you, Brandon! I will look into doing that. I have not set anything up yet. Overwhelming at first, but I am eager to learn so I will get it done.