All Forum Posts by: Roger Leonard

Hi Grace @Grace Wang, well you are in it now, congrats! Very exciting, and it will all work out in the end. You will overcome all your obstacles, get a hands on education, and will have a great property to leverage or hold in the future. You are awesome, not many people are brave enough to jump into that situation and make it work. You saw, you conquered! 

Awesome! Thanks Josh! @Joshua Gordon

How do you find the "show notes" for a particular podcast? Example, podcast 150

@Allison Escovedo BTW, If you continue to look into the 4 unit, try and figure out why two of the units are not rented. Is it because of the economy, are they seasonal, need work, over priced? Can you remedy the reason or is it beyond your control? Answering that question will help you decide. In my case, the guy I purchased from "could not keep the unit rented". Why? The A/C unit was 30 years old! New A/c unit, paint, carpet, problem solved. 

@Allison Escovedo Yes, I have two condos in the Southwest area Ming and New Stine Rd., They have done very well.I am on the fourth year of renting them. I found 1 on Craigslist and the other next door by luck! I did not know of BP at the time, so I kind of just winged it.  

@Allison Escovedo Hi Allison, why would you not invest in Bakersfield? Many good deals, good cash flow, and close to home!?

@Brad B. Very cool Brad, do you mainly invest in Bakersfield? I see you stepped out full time to invest. Are you mainly flipping properties? 

Thanks Brad, I am more into long term buy and hold. What areas are you investing in? 

Hello BP Bakersfield! I need your help distinguishing two parts of town. I am considering investing in a 200K range SF home in either the Southwest/Silver Creek/Oaks area or Northwest/River Lakes/Westlake area of Bakersfield. I have spent the day looking at homes and the areas and they both seem to be great neighborhoods. Can you local homeowners and investors please help me with the key differences in these two parts of town?? What is local perception and why would you prefer one area over the other. Any input you have would be great! 

@Gene Hacker, Yes, I agree it's not a matter of "if" for "oil", more of "when". I would be doing a buy and hold ( at least 5 years), most likely in the Northwest. I kind of like to buy when there is uncertainty and I can find a very good value.