All Forum Posts by: Seth Bradley

Hi Bill Manassero I'd love to grab coffee sometime to discuss out of state multi family. I'm definitely looking to continue doing such as soon as I lock down my living situation here in SoCal. I'll send you an email so we can link up.

Darryl Lin even better, my property in Morgantown is close to the grad schools and hospitals rather than the downtown undergrad campus so I tend to get better tenants. Im currently crashing with a friend in Mission Viejo until I figure out my next move. If I didn't just move here, I would probably hold off on buying something because of what seems like over inflation here in SoCal. However, I want to avoid paying rent by either house hacking in a not-so-great neighborhood or doing a live-in flip SFR. What are you looking to do next?

Hi Chris Vicari I recently moved to Orange County from Charlotte, NC but had previously attended law school in SD, and prior to that, lived in LA. Are vacation rentals in SD a viable option. Would love to chat and explore the idea. Thanks.

What's good Darryl Lin I just moved to the OC at the end of last month. I have a couple of properties I've house hacked into a couple of spots scattered in Morgantown, WV and Charlotte, NC, both great markets for student housing and population growth, respectively. I'm looking to make a move out here to avoid paying rent but not sure there are any that make sense. Would love to chat, hit me up!

Thanks for quick reply Joe. As a matter of fact, The friend I'm crashing with is in Mission Viejo as well so it shouldn't be too hard to meet up. I'll contact you so we can set something up. Thanks!

Hello everyone! I'm a real estate / real estate finance attorney that just moved from Charlotte, North Carolina to Orange County, California.

I currently own two buy and hold and looking to buy a third. I have househacked each time. The first one is a duplex in Morgantown, WV, which I lived in half and rented the other. Now, I have a property management company taking care of it for me. I bought another single family home in the booming Charlotte, NC market, which I lived in up until my recent move last month. I moved to Orange County, CA and rented my 4 bed, 3 bath house in Charlotte. I'm currently crashing with a friend until I figure out my next move!

Obviously the SoCal market is a beast, so I'm not looking for a miracle. I'd like to househack my way into a multifamily property anywhere between Long Beach and San Clemente. I work in Costa Mesa, so that's about as far as I'm willing to commute. My perfect househack would have 4 units, under the FHA threshold ($636,150), would need some work, and be a reasonable appreciation bet. The closer to Costa Mesa and the water, the better. I'd also consider a single family "live and slow flip." I'm willing to slum it and/or live through some renovations to avoid paying rent again.

Long term, I'd love to get into some flips locally in SoCal and buy and hold cash flowing properties from afar. The "subject to financing" is also an interest and being in finance, I think I could pick it up pretty quickly. Even though I don't hate my job, my end goal is to achieve "financial freedom" and have the option to walk away at some point.

I'd love to meet some folks in the area and I'm open to any suggestions and information on how people in this market invest in real estate. Thanks and I look forward to being part of the BP community!