All Forum Posts by: Scott MacDonald

 Hi Richard, thanks for reaching out and I’m sorry you can’t make this one. We try to run them on a monthly basis so I hope you can make the one in Sept. 

@Nasar Bhegani

@Naji Saba

@Jason Grote

@David Ferrette

@Andrew Cairns

@Eric Barnett

@Daniel J Jackson

@Vamshi Ananth

@Eric Pesek

@Elizabeth Jackson

@Heath Henry

@Jenelle Harris

@Rod Cordsen

@Ryan Tanel

@Daniel Tisdale

@Scott Fehrenkamp

@Ryan Cink

@Preston Duron

@Bryant Patterson

@Mason Lantz

@Muhammad Ahsan

@Brianne Magott

@Billy Bartush

@Sujin Park

@Jason Perkins

@Lexi Teifke

@Alex Jurgens

@Scott Fehrenkamp

@Brian Zoh-neseh Mbangwana

Hi All,

Its getting to that time of month again where I start plugging our meet up here in South Austin. Firstly I would like to thank everyone that came to last months meeting to listen to what Russell our Austin Code advisor had to offer. I think he would be a huge asset to anyone looking to navigate the permit process here in Austin. For those of you who missed it or didn’t take down his contact info he can be reached at [email protected] to discuss any projects you have going on.

Moving on to the upcoming event we will be welcoming @Ricca Keepers from Keepers Consulting (https://www.keepersconsulting.com). Ricca looks to provide clients with due diligence information on utilities, platting, surrounding properties, all permits, subdivision, and any information the city/client asks for. As you can see this ties in very closely to Russells presentation last month and will help us add another tool to our toolbox when it comes to finding the right investment. I have personally used Ricca when I tried to buy a 3 acre lot in 78744 but Ricca’s study found that it was a terrible investment in terms of land usage and flood plains.

Our goal of this meet up is to provide our members with the much needed tools they need to make smart, wise investments and avoid buying potential headaches that can break a REI's dream in one bad deal. Following the trend I tentatively have a Texas certified Risk mitigation analyst lined up for the September speaking slot to talk about how we can protect ourself and our assets from natural and legal disasters. Also from a direct request of our members we have lined up a property management company to present in October. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of this meet up and I would urge you all to provide some feedback so I can ensure I line up the right speakers with the needs of the group. So please shoot me a message or email me at [email protected] with any suggestions on how we can make this meet up better and what subjects you want us to cover more.

Finally I want to thank the group for powering through the location at the last meet up. The location was not what we expected and as a result we have changed it once more. We now have a confirmed private room and is available on an ongoing monthly basis so we hope to consistently use the new location of Umi Sushi Bar & Grill.

Again I appreciate you all making the effort to attend and I hope you get a lot out of these meet ups.

Thanks

Scott

 Hi Brian,

Absolutely! We would love to have you join! I will be posting details about the next meet up in the coming days so stay tuned.

 Hi Lexi,

The end goal is to pass off the property management when I want to spend less time on my investments but for now I’m keeping my costs minimal. I will keep you in mind when that time comes. 

Thanks

Scott

@Lexi Teifke I self manage at the moment. 

I own 3 Multi Families and some single Families in the 744 and 745 and find they do very well. It’s just getting more competitive now so my next purchase will be off market or further south into Kyle, buda, San Marcos etc

 Hey Stephanie, you just missed it by a matter of hours! Hopefully you can make August’s meeting!

 Glad you could make it, I hope it was informative for everyone and it helped add another contact to our network of people to call to make deals happen. 

Also, someone left their notebook and I’d like to get it returned to the owner. If it’s yours let me know and I’ll drop it in the mail if you message me your address. 

 Hi Alex,

Absolutely! We are all here to learn from each other and help our peers navigate these new challenges. The meet up is tomorrow at 7pm and is located at Serrano’s - Southpark Meadows, 9500 S IH 35 Frontage Road Austin, Texas 78748. I hope you can make the event and I look forward to speaking with you.

Thanks

Scott