All Forum Posts by: Ryan Gochenour

Does anyone from the Southwest Iowa area know or any meetups other than those in Omaha? There are a couple fantastic groups in Omaha I am a member of, but I am currently getting licensed in Iowa and was wondering if there might be a smaller (if any) meetup.

Thank you!

@Ryan Gochenour this replied to a completely wrong discussion so I apologize this has nothing to do with this conversation 😅

@Shawn Mcenteer to be completely honest my goals keep adapting as I get further into finally starting. I first wanted it for the resources and access for investment purposes. That being said I would like to build more of a model that focuses on investors. My market has a number of out of state investors, and I’m apart of a few local groups that continues to grow.

Hello all! My name is Ryan and I recently passed my Real Estate Salesperson exam in Iowa, and I will begin my career in the Southwest Iowa region (Omaha NE, Council Bluffs, IA area).

I was just looking for some advice from others on what I should focus most heavily on in my first few months. Is there anything anyone has on what they learned when they first got started or what they wished they would have worked on more (or less).

Any other general tips and advice is always welcome as well. If anyone is in my area and would like to connect I would love to meet up and talk!

Thanks everyone!

Hell everyone I have a scenario that I’m sure comes up quite often in a lot of similar ways. I have recently found out that my neighbors are going through marital issues that involves one spouse moving out, leaving the other in their home.

In the last few weeks there have been a few companies come in and out of their home (plumbing, HVAC, and electrician) which leads me to believe they are possibly getting ready to sell the home.

While I do not know this for sure, I wanted to seek advice on how someone would approach the couple to possibly make an off market deal. Of course this is an uncomfortable situation for them so I don’t want to act like I would benefiting from their misfortune and I don’t want to seem greedy.

The area I live in a great location for appreciation, considerably cheaper homes than surrounding neighborhoods, and is just next door.

I am still a newbie and have not made my first deal, but with an opportunity this close I wanted to know if anyone has anything to say on an situation like this.

Thanks!

@Bill Hampton Thank you for your input!

Hello everyone! Being a new to the investment world, I’m trying to take advise from others and surround myself great tax and legal professionals, to make sure I have a clear understanding as to what all I will need going forward for my business.

That being said I am wondering if anyone in the Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA area has any recommendations on Real Estate Attorneys or Tax professionals they’ve had a good experiences with?

I am also in the process of obtaining my real estate license in Iowa, so any agents from my area who have recommendations would be appreciated as well!

Thank you all!

@Mike McCarthy that’s makes it much more clear. Thank you!

@Meghan Parsons thank you for the information!!

Hello everyone, my name is Ryan and I am a newbie looking to start my investing career in the Omaha, NE area. I’ve been doing my due diligence and researching the area in which I live. My question is when presenting a deal to a lender, how much information is too much (or absolutely necessary) to bring to a lender to prove the deal is worth lending too.

I’m looking at using a conventional loan and putting 20% down, and using either a small local bank or a credit union. So I was looking for some advice on what I should bring to the table other than a deal analysis (like from the BP calculator) and just my own research. I don’t want to bring a novel to them. But I know more research and info is better than not enough.

Anything helps! Thanks everyone!