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All Forum Posts by: Nathan Brock

Nathan Brock has started 3 posts and replied 23 times.

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16

@Ryan Frank Fantastic to hear you are also in this great place! And it looks like we have a bit in common. Let's definitely meet up sometime.

Blessings 

Post: New Member from Waupaca, WI

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16

Welcome! I'm on the other side of the country in Central Oregon, but I am always interested in learning about new markets.

What are the key concerns/advantages of investing in your area?

Best wishes and success to you!

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16
Quote from @Benjamin Sulka:

Nathan, 

Your positivity is awesome. 

You will go far. 


Truly God's grace and God's mercy. Thanks for the kind words.

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16
Quote from @Nate Meeker:

@Nathan Brock - Welcome! New builds are definitely offering some of the best incentives for primary residence buyers. My other recommendation would be creative financing. I've scored a rental home for 2.5% down before just from cold calling agents. 


 Wow! That sounds like a great deal.

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16
Quote from @Dmitriy Fomichenko:

Welcome to BP @Nathan Brock ! It's a perfect place to start your real estate investing journey.

Best of luck investing.




 Thank you for your encouragement! Looking to try, learn, and try again. this is a great resource for the learning bit!

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16
Quote from @Andrew Syrios:

Welcome to BiggerPockets Nathan and best of luck investing!


 Thanks! Don't need luck, but definitely patience and persistence.

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @Nathan Brock:

Thanks, @Cory Carlson!

House hack--that was our plan. I am blessed to have great opportunities to get started through my employer, so I definitely plan to take advantage.

How do you feel about managing properties from a distance? I have considered purchasing through my employer in some of our other regions (e.g. South Washington, Boise...)

Where can I learn more about doing something like that?

Well, since you mentioned Ecclesiastes and spelled it correctly, I'm honor bound to give you good advice with certitude. Anything on the West Side of the mountains is over priced and Boise is way, way over priced. That means "thar's a correction acomin". Don't fall for the common misconception that prices never go down for real estate. They do, and they can go down hard. Ecclesiastes 1:9





 Thanks for the advice, Mike! I totally agree... There is no certainty or stability in this world.

I would agree on avoiding Boise right now, too. My employer is building out in Southern Idaho, so I have been watching those prices and that scary high inventory level. I don't suspect I'll be putting any money into Boise until that market cools off, but could be good in the long term after corrections.

At the moment, I want to focus on Redmond, OR. I see some future potential here and my situation is ideal for it.

Blessings, brother.

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16

@Benjamin Sulka Meetup is a good idea.

What are the most pertinent things I can learn from realtors in this area? What questions should I ask? How can I offer to help them myself?

Thanks a ton for your help, by the way.

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16

Post: Nathan Brock - Aspiring Investor

Nathan BrockPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Redmond, OR
  • Posts 23
  • Votes 16

Great. Thanks for the tip.

I already know a few realtors and mortgage loan officers.

As far as lenders, is a "hard money" lender nice to have in network? If so, how do you go about finding people like this?