All Forum Posts by: Thomas Blue

@Matt M. My goal is to pick a location for my house that has good schools and is "up and coming." I do want to be near Pearl though as I am probably going to open an office there at one point.

Hey Guys: I have some questions about Boulder as I am moving there on 2/25/14... any help is appreciated...

We are going to buy somewhere within 20-25 min walk of Pearl street. Are there any pockets you think are going to appreciate well? Maybe they have slightly more rundown houses or? Like Whittier possibly?

I kind of feel like Boulder could be a mini Austin with large growth potential. Is that correct? Or are there too many limitations? I heard there is not much room to expand, etc. Thoughts?

Hey Jon: Thanks. I hope you are well. The wife and I are now moving to Boulder! Do you know where they get them from?

I realize that sites like LoopNet have data on recently sold commercial properties, but I was wondering if there are other sources out there that are free?

E.G. See http://www.dailycamera.com/business-data/ci_24806206/boulder-broomfield-weld-commercial-deals-dec-30-2013 for Boulder County. They must get this for free somehow. Does anyone know where I can get this same info for areas like Austin, Dallas, and Los Angeles?

Cheryl C. - That makes sense to me. I hear from people that it is so important to focus on cash flow, but I just dont know if I believe. If you look at the Real Estate billionaires you see the people that made money on appreciation or maybe "forced" appreciation...

http://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/#page:1_sort:0_direction:asc_search:_filter:Real%20Estate_filter:All%20states_filter:All%20categories

I have been looking at places in Austin as I realize it could appreciate decently well there. But at the same time I see Vegas has so much better cash flow. I realize there are good points to both. So my question is...

Have you succeeded more on focusing on cash flow or more on focusing on appreciation?

Aubrey Putney - Welcome! I am looking for some MF properties in Austin as well. I would love to pick your brain. My wife and I are going down to Austin in February. I will PM you.

Also, quick question for anyone in Austin: What percentage property taxes should one expect to pay for a multi-family in downtown Austin... anyone know?

tx, tom

Steve Babiak & David: Good points. :)

this kicks ***.

Jon Holdman - so even if you don't have a corp setup, you can write-off stuff if you own property? For example, I am going to fly out to Austin to check out some properties. I can write off my hotel and flights?