All Forum Posts by: Rodney Kuhl

Very interesting article. I don't know enough about the auctions and the tax lien system to have an opinion, but definitely an interesting read. Seems like if they limited or cut out the big funds with a lot of code violations from buying at the auctions, some of the problems could be reduced, though probably not resolved.

@Christian Moore Welcome to the site! Sounds like you are going to be a great addition to the community! Any areas of Indy that you are particularly interested in for flipping? Similar areas that you have rentals in?

@Dawn Anastasi Awesome story, great work!

Dang @Account Closed! Heard about this. Hopefully things get turned around on that one man!

@Jordan Dekker Welcome to BP and congrats on the early successes you've had in life. It sounds like you have a great mindset that would match with @Sterling White's line of thinking, so he may be a good contact.

Good luck as you progress and if you need help identifying good areas to look at in Indy I can be of help.

Thanks @Don Harris! Definitely need to get back to totally focusing on our end goals. And your advice about perseverance and also having a balanced life are definitely helpful. Appreciate it. Good to see you again last night!

@John Van Uytven @Brian Cam @Adam Kent @Michelle T.@Vincent Crane

Thank you guys for the responses, tips, and motivation. I appreciate you guys offering advice and input on how you keep active. I definitely need to do a better job to make sure I'm doing something, no matter how big or small that day, for our business.

@Shawn Holsapple Thanks again for the encouragement. I had never heard that by Arnold. Very motivating. Something I'll continue to listen to often. And yes, I need to get back to the "letter for myself". Thanks for the reminder. I'll get back into things. Appreciate your help and encouragement!

A question for all of you BPers. How do YOU stay involved in real estate investing when life gets in the way?

A little background. We started investing last April and picked up 3 rental properties before the end of the year. We had big goals for the year but had several things come up that set us back. A funeral back at home in Minnesota set us back financially a bit that we weren't expecting. We've had 2 cars die within a month. Busy stretches at work. Now a new job at work, but have to take the Series 3 exam. And weddings, weddings, weddings, and more weddings, and birthday parties (a 91st for a grandmother and some for young nieces and nephews). My wife's friends decided to have a 30th birthday party out in Vegas so we ended up tagging along there as well. Then, we had the rainiest July in the history of Indianapolis, which caused a basement to flood and a furnace to flood and stop working, so a new HVAC system installed.

All of these things either took away a lot of money, time, or both, and we simply haven't been able to do as much real estate investing as we would've liked this spring and summer. We were able to add one more rental property, but we were hoping we'd have a few more at this point.

So, especially for those of you that work full-time outside of real estate, how do you keep yourself active and motivated when a ton of life events get in the way?

Here's to life slowing down so real estate can start speeding back up!

@Rusty Scott We are currently looking to get a flip under our belts. I agree with the areas you have mentioned. I'd love to get more input from you on areas you think we should target. I'll send a PM if you don't mind.

@Jeff Goedeker Welcome to BP and congrats on your first rental purchase! I'm looking to employ a similar strategy. If you find a bank that will do a cash out re-fi without any seasoning requirements, let me know. I've been looking but haven't been able to find one (only one I found is a credit union that I live too far away from to become a member).

Good luck as you get going and let me know if I can be of help to you.