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All Forum Posts by: Simon Ashbaugh

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Post: Best market to house hack in?

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
  • Posts 849
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Another vote for Columbus, we're seeing great appreciation, and growing rapidly. Ohio is also very landlord friendly!

Post: Cashout refinace BRRRRING

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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I think pulling cost out, you can repeat and still cashflow

Post: Buying a turnkey in cash

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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Quote from @Bob Stevens:
Quote from @Simon Ashbaugh:

The biggest issue is having all your capital locked up, is it already occupied? if not make sure to account for finding tenants, and youll have to pay a leasing agent or your pm to find one. Maybe consider putting half of what you have cash as a down so you can buy more if something pops up


 Well it seems this gentleman wants to purchase in the Cleveland markets, Well if you are not cash it will be extremely difficult to get a great deal as you are competing with guys like me, cash as is close 10 days or so. Also the deals are all off market. 


 Lenders will close off market. Most hard money can close in 10 days or less

Post: Best markets for cash flow potential

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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Quote from @Chaitanya M.:

Hello Friends!! I am new to BP and real estate with a grand total of 0 deals done so really looking to get started and would love to learn from all of you experienced investors here. 

I am looking to acquire a property in the next 6 to 8 months. I am willing to put down 80 to 100k into it and am looking for 15 to 20% annual ROI. Would love to know if this is a realistic ROI and if so, what markets to be looking at.

I am flexible in where to invest and type of properties (multi family / commercial, etc). I am not looking to do a fix and flip/BRRR as i do not have the experience to do it, especially if doing it out of state.

Would love to hear what your thoughts are on 1) what markets to look at and 2) what your advice on how to get started/doing some research and 3) What are the risks associated (i.e. XYZ market is great, but has this one company and if goes bust, the rents are all gone, etc. etc.)

Thank you in advance for your time in reading and replying to this post.

 Definitely check out ohio, Cleveland is in biggerpockets top 5 for cashflow cities https://www.biggerpockets.com/...


Columbus can also have decent cashflow, but is more appreciation driven than Cleveland. Its also the fasted growing metro area in the midwest. 

Cleveland is about 60% renters and is majority multifamily. We have some of the world's best hospitals and a strong STR and MTR presence around the hospitals and great rents in other parts of the city.

Columbus, like i said, is growing rapidly. We have tons of large corporations investing here like intel ($20B), Hyperion ($225M), Sarepta ($30M), and others.

Heres an infographic of the major ones in ohio 




Post: Buying a turnkey in cash

Simon AshbaughPosted
  • Realtor
  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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The biggest issue is having all your capital locked up, is it already occupied? if not make sure to account for finding tenants, and youll have to pay a leasing agent or your pm to find one. Maybe consider putting half of what you have cash as a down so you can buy more if something pops up

Post: First Investment Property

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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Being FHA i assume you'll be house-hacking it. Personally, as long as you're paying substantially less than you otherwise would in rent AND It will cashflow when you move out of it then you should be good. A good house hack rule is to run numbers as if you weren't going to live there. If it cashflows without you occupying then it's definitely a good deal!

Post: What's a "good Cash flow" range?

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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In a high appreciation market like Columbus id like to see $100/mo. Somewhere like Cleveland thats a high cashflow market, closer to $300-400/mo

Post: Looking to purchase first multi-unit rental property this year!

Simon AshbaughPosted
  • Realtor
  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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Ohio markets are great right now! Cleveland offer great cashflow and Columbus is appreciating rapidly, with lots of big companies moving here!

Post: How important is ROI and Cash on Cash Return when house hacking a multi?

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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For me, as long as I'm breaking even or paying substantially less in rent than I would otherwise, and it will cashflow when I leave, it's good with me. I'm also looking in nice areas with good schools since I have young kids. Depends on your personal needs.

Post: Reno costs on a fully gutted 3/1?

Simon AshbaughPosted
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  • Columbus Ohio, Cleveland Ohio
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for mid-grade remodel plan on around 60k/side