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All Forum Posts by: Sarah Elizabeth Andersen

Sarah Elizabeth Andersen has started 2 posts and replied 5 times.

Post: First Meet Up of 2020!

Sarah Elizabeth AndersenPosted
  • Dallas, TX
  • Posts 9
  • Votes 3

Happy New Year! Please join us 25 January at 10am for our first meeting of 2020! Let's pump each other up to each have our most successful year yet! No one can stop you but you! :)

Optional: Share your top S.M.A.R.T. goals of the quarter/year and let's hold each other accountable! What are your next steps and mini-deadlines? What are your potential hurdles? Can it be done faster, better, or for less money? Who do you need on your team to make it happen? Or are you at a loss of where to begin or just stuck? One of the many benefits that our diverse group offers is having so many different perspectives and ideas, even on the same topic, which really strengthens what we have to work with. Opening up a group discussion about your concerns will end up leaving you with ample options allowing you to decide what works best for you, your individual circumstance, knowledge, experience, and comfort level.

https://www.definitely.com/blog/essential-guide-writing-smart-goals

> Topic: TBD - Any Ideas? Let us know!

> What To Bring: Notebook/Laptop, SMART Goals

> Location: 5026 Knickerbocker Rd 76904. Dierschke and Dierschke Realtors

Hello Everyone! So sorry to have left anyone hanging! Several of us from here on bigger pockets have been communicating through an email thread and meeting up monthly here in San Angelo. We recently created a Facebook group to make things easier. Please join us at "San Angelo's Investor & Entrepreneur Network" and invite others as well! We are very casual and open to services, deals, advice, success stories, challenges, and all types of niches and experience levels. Our next meeting is 20 July at 10 am at Stango's. Hope to see you soon! 

Investment Info:

Other other investment in San Angelo.

Purchase price: $214,000
Cash invested: $10,000

SFH with garage apartment in rear. Turned the main house into a duplex style living situation while house hacking from one side. The other side and the garage apartment both have tenants.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

First purchased this property from long distance before moving here. Had a great RE Agent (Katherine Pfluger) who sent me video walkthroughs and helped with the entire process.

How did you finance this deal?

Used a VA Loan.

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Underestimated how much closing costs would be and my savings had to play catch up from that for a few months. Also with the garage apartment, some utilities are separate and some run under the same account so I had to get that organized. Biggest lesson learned was probably just to take action. I procrastinated on doing a few minor repairs to the apartment before allowing someone to move in which cost me about 3 months ($2250) that I could have had as income.

Following. I live in San Angelo and although I don't think I can make this next one I would love to in the future.

Hello! I move to San Angelo this December and look forward to making it to this meetup. Thanks for organizing!