All Forum Posts by: Michael Scott

Come join the Southwestern PA Investor's Group for our monthly meetup. This month Tanya Koul Strausbaugh will be speaking on choosing a management software and rent collection app. It's 2023 and you need more than spreadsheets! Tanya has successfully built her rental portfolio self-managing and it's important to choose the right software for growing your business. If you self manage you aren't going to want to miss this!

As always we are free to the public. Come on out to learn and network with other like-minded, driven individuals.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Hi @Chris Dempsey, Im an agent with HouseRock Realty and we specialize helping investors grow their portfolio. Our offices are located in Greensburg, so we are local! I'll send you a DM to connect. 

Come join the Southwestern PA Investor's Group for our monthly meetup.

Speaker: Ed Benz, President of ACRE Pittsburgh

Topic: Ed will be teaching how to buy properties "subject to." If you are interested in learning creative way to purchase properties, you aren't going to want to miss this meetup!

As always our events are free and open to the public. We ask that you do purchase some food or drinks to support Giannilli's. We are bout 45 minutes east from Pittsburgh. There will be ample opportunity to connect and network with other like minded investors.

If you would like to stay up to date on our meetups, please signup for our newsletter at https://swpainvestorsgroup.org... or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/group...

Look forward to seeing you there.

Hi @Vicci Debrason and welcome to Bigger Pockets! This is definitely the place to start learning about real estate investing! Not sure where you are located in Pittsburgh but I run a free meetup group out of Greensburg. We meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month at Giannilli's 2 on Rt. 30 at 6:30PM. Our March meetup is specifically geared to newbies looking to get started in real estate. Hope you can make it!  https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Come join the Southwestern PA Investors Group (SWIG) for our March meetup. This month Dominic Lucarelli Jr. will be presenting on Real Estate 101 - How to get started. This will be a great meetup for those who have been thinking about real estate but haven't pulled the trigger just yet. So come on out and learn how to get started!

As always there will be plenty of opportunity to network and meet like-minded, driven individuals. Our meetups are free and open to the public.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Come join the Southwestern PA Investor's Group for our monthly meetup. 

Speaker: Brian Lawrence from the Westmoreland County Land Bank

Topic: Brian will be presenting how we as investors can team up with the land bank in order to remove the blight from our communities. 

As always our events are free and open to the public. We ask that you do purchase some food or drinks to support Giannilli's. We are bout 45 minutes east from Pittsburgh. There will be ample opportunity to connect and network with other like minded investors.

 If you would like to stay up to date on our meetups, please signup for our newsletter at

https://swpainvestorsgroup.org... or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/group...

Look forward to seeing you there.

Quote from @Zack Crouse:

Greetings,

My name is Zack Crouse and I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. I currently live in Cape Coral, FL and work as a fire fighter / paramedic. I've been intrigued with real estate for as long as I can remember but was never in the position to get started, or simply did not know how. I feel like I am in the right position in life to start with my first rental. I am looking to do the BRRRR method and have all of my rentals in the Pittsburgh area. I plan on retiring from the fire department in 6 years and moving my family back to Pittsburgh. My goal is to have 10 rentals by the time we move. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hey Zack, welcome to BP! BRRRR is a great strategy, especially in the Pittsburgh market. There isn't a shortage of old houses that need fixed up. I am an investor and realtor located 45 min east of the city. I'll send you a DM. Happy to help in any way I can.

Hi @Account Closed unfortunately we do not have the infrastructure to provide a zoom alternative. 

Quote from @Shulem Elias:

Hi guys

I'm looking into investing in Pittsburgh, I came through the "East Pittsburgh" area, I understand through the deal that its not the Grade A area , but I would like if anyone can help me get more information on the area 

basically is there a request to rent there?

do the renters stay in the area constantly or they leave after a year? 

are the tenants there honest and decent people, or will my apartment  be ruined .....?

I know that my questions are very general, but if anyone has some information on this 

I would appreciate to hear on it 

Thank you 

 Hi Shulem, I am an agent and investor located east of the city. I'll send you a DM. Would be happy to help you understand the area.

Come join the Southwestern PA Investor's Group for our November monthly meetup. This month Sonya Brown is going to be presenting on real estate/apartment syndication. If you want to leverage your resources and learn how syndication is a hedge against inflation, this is the meetup for you! This is a great opportunity to grab some food/drinks and learn. There will also be some time to network after the presentation.

Look forward to seeing you there!

SPEAKER: Sonya Brown

TOPIC: Apartment / Real Estate Syndication

LOCATION: Giannilli's 2 - Banquet Room - 4816 State Route 30, Greensburg PA 15601

TIME: 6:30PM - 8:30PM

Giannilli's is about 50 minutes east of Pittsburgh