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All Forum Posts by: Sarah Lam

Sarah Lam has started 8 posts and replied 138 times.

Post: Do you know what is better than getting rear ended on your way to a REIA meeting?

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93
Originally posted by Will Barnard:
Originally posted by Shaun Reilly:
I thought I was pretty clear that the podcast won pretty easy. :)

You were very clear Shaun, I was just making what I thought was a funny joke, thought it would rate a vote or two, guess not.

@Will Barnard Have a sympathy vote on me :)

Post: San Francisco meet up!

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

@Ali Boone - Yes! Would absolutely love to have you join :) Are you in town?

Post: San Francisco meet up!

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93
Originally posted by Amit M.:
I'm vacationing now in the sunny Mediterranean Sea (it's 80 degrees and perfect beaches btw) but returning 11/15. So if I break my jet lag I'd like to come by.

Any idea how bad parking is over there?

There are some parking garages/lots within a few blocks, but street parking is scarce.

Post: San Francisco meet up!

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

Missed a few people:

@Account Closed

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Post: San Francisco meet up!

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

Hey everybody,

I can't meet Wednesday the 13th anymore. Do you guys mind if we move it to Monday, 11/18 at 6:30ish? Let's do it at the same place to keep it simple - Rogue at 673 Union St. I hope this works out for more people!

@Lillian Mitchell

@Pete Tam

@Andrew N.

@Johnson H.

@Amit M.

@Bill Bockwoldt

@Frank Wu

@Kyle Tam

@Ralph E.

@Peter K.

Post: Houston SFR turnkey analysis

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

Hey @Andrew N. - Just sent you a message! :)

Post: Houston SFR turnkey analysis

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

Hi @Christopher Tredennick - This property actually sold to someone else. Sorry, but maybe another one of the Houston investors here can chime in? I know David Jackson mentioned that the rents were accurate for a 4/2.5

Post: $23,000 house

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

@Dawn Anastasi - this is so amazing, I am still trying to believe these numbers! Wow! Talk about a home run :)

Post: Houston SFR turnkey analysis

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

Thanks, Jerry! Happy to help :)

To update everybody, I emailed the company again, because they never responded to my request for the scope of work for the property. I was told that it had sold the next day, which is why they never got back to me. It wasn't meant to be for me, but there's always more deals out there to find. Continuing on with my search :)

Post: Houston SFR turnkey analysis

Sarah LamPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Posts 141
  • Votes 93

Hey @Gil Dotan - just sent you a message. My preference is for multi family because of the reduced vacancy risk, but just know that multi's do tend to have a higher frequency of turnover (renters stay in houses longer), so expenses will be higher. There was a recent blog post on the pros and cons of SFR vs MFR investing here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/10/21/pros-cons-single-family-rental-properties/

If I could find other SFR's that meet my personal investing criteria for the Houston area, I would definitely go for it. Again, my preference for SFR is market-specific. Different cities have different market conditions.

@Jerry W. - just sent you a message! :)