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All Forum Posts by: Stephen Keighery

Stephen Keighery has started 26 posts and replied 601 times.

Post: Hot Tub? Good Idea?

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464
Quote from @Jay Hurst:
Quote from @James R.:

Hello BP Community. We have a STR with a small back yard, not big enough for a pool, but big enough for a hot tub. Thinking of the phrase, "Keeping up with the Joneses", we are contemplating adding a hot tub, because Airbnb is reporting that properties with pools and hot tubs get twice as many bookings. I'm just wondering what y'all think about it. Good idea? Any risks that we should know about? What has been your experience? Thanks in advance.


 Property in Colorado? you bet. In New Orleans the last thing I want is something else to make me hot and humid. I cannot imagine it would increase booking in nola. 


I have a hot tub in my STR in New Orleans. That being said I don't think it's a massive drawcard.

Post: New Area (Co-Hosting)

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

There are a lot of regulations for STR in New Orleans. I own one uptown, it is commercially zoned. I would attend local meetups and start to meet other investors. I run the Westbank Real Estate Investors in Gretna. There is also, NOREIA, St Bernard Parish meetup and the Northshore REIA. I hope to see you at some of them.

Post: When do you get physically look at a property?

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

I look after I have contracted the house. I will then look at it. I do have 6 properties that I held for 6 to 8 years and sold without ever seeing. I did have property managers check it out and property inspectors so even though I never walked in the properties I do think that I "saw them". 

Post: Boring Buy and Hold Investors

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

The boring investments get me excited as well. I don't like the 20% down model, I prefer to BRRRR and then sit on that boring investment with little to no money in it.

Post: Bold Prediction: The Fed WILL Do a 25+ BPS Cut... But RE Borrowing Rates Will Rise

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

Interesting thought but rates are already going down as the 10 year yield decreases. I think the rates will go down before the Fed Cuts and once it cuts it will stay about the same because its already priced in. 

Post: Looking for first rental investment property, is out of State a good idea?

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

I started by investing out of state as my state didn't pencil (I started in Australia and my home market was Sydney). I now live in New Orleans which isn't the best market in the US (Far from it). I do have a lot of advantages here in terms of my network, team, knowledge and ability to buy below market value. I therefore mainly invest in my home market. So I think I am saying there is no right or wrong answer. Do what works for you. 

Post: The Myth of Cashflow – and understanding how to reserve properly and model.

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

This one of the misunderstood topics in Real Estate Investing. Thanks for sharing. 

Post: Looking for cash buyers for off market New Orleans property

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

This is my website so you can see that I am legit https://homebuyerlouisiana.com/

Post: Looking for cash buyers for off market New Orleans property

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464

Hey Keyto, I wholesale 3 to 5 deals in NOLA a month and have lots of buyers in the East. I actually have a bunch of rentals in Little woods. If you want to JV I could get this moved for you.

Post: Off Market College Rental Property for Sale (New Orleans)

Stephen Keighery
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Posts 632
  • Votes 464
Quote from @Jack Shafter:

3,000sqft, 5 (if not 6) bedroom, 4.5 bath, college rental next to Tulane. I have owned and rented a house in New Orleans the past 3 years. I have had consistent cash flow from Tulane students and have not had an issue refilling the house. I was renting the house on probably the lower end and charging about 5k. If you or someone you know might be interested in purchasing the home for $685k I'd love to have a conversation. Happy to go over all the Pro's and Con's of the home and the current leases that are living within the house.

You are probably going to have to list it to get that price. If you were open to a lower price for all cash or something creative then I might be interested.