All Forum Posts by: Sam Tijerina

Thanks everyone for your input. I really appreciate all the welcomes. In this thread and others everyone seems eager to help. 

Welcome Jacob. 

I'm focusing on the same areas.  I grew up in Pasadena and now live in Pearland. We should get together sometime.  Good luck. 

Great first deal! Keep it up! 

• What did you spend your time on yesterday?

Spent the day running errands with my gf. This was our first weekend all summer to ourselves. (she is a dancer) It was great since we have recently moved in together. Can't forget that I started the 4 hour beginner course. I completed about an hour.

• Could you have used your time more wisely?

I suppose we could always use our time more wisely in hindsight. I prefer to keep a balance. Quality of life is very important to me.

• How did that activity help to grow your business?

It barely helped, but I am in the beginning stages of learning. I have made a plan to read 2-3 blogs a day, listen 1 BP Podcast, and reply or post to 5 forum questions/comments. We will see how far this deliberate practice will take me.         

Great post. I live in Harris County and now know what to look for should I get involved with auctions.

I believe you need to be a PRO member to post properties in the Marketplace.

Living rent free is great, but you are not building equity while you are living at home. If you house hack you have someone paying your mortgage even if there is little to no cash flow you are still coming out ahead. For a person still in college, I think this is a great way to enter REI.

-You live where your wealth is being generated, so you can keep a close eye on your investment. 

-You can easily rent to other students who are trying to stay away from the dorm life. 

-When you graduate and start your career you will be able to marry the missing income to your existing investment. 

-Lastly (as mentioned above) you will build relationships with people who move all over the country to different markets and they will know you are serious about investing should they decide to get involved as their careers progress.

I had a friend who did this and paid a significant portion of his mortgage with a nice 4 bedroom home during college. By renting each room he was able to receive more money per month than if he rented the entire house to a single tenant.

Good Luck!

Hi BP!

I'm Sam from Houston  (Pearland actually) wanted to introduce myself and hopefully connect with a monthly meeting up group of some kind. I'm a firm believer in surrounding yourself with others that you strive to be like. 

I'm a Marine veteran working in the elevator construction industry full time. My schedule allows me to have Fridays off and I'm using that time to maximize my learning through BP. I have always had an interest in building a rental portfolio for supplemental retirement income. Look forward to the insight everyone has to offer. Have a great Labor Day weekend!