All Forum Posts by: Anthony Angotti

Thank you everyone! You've helped me out a ton. I think in my head I may have been overestimating the amount of time it would actually take to manage the property. I think I'm convinced that more money at this stage of the business would be more useful than more time (also all this time on the road in a way will force me to develop more systems which may help to scale @Jacob Pereira).

@Jay Ritchie I have a significant other involved in the property with me and each side has 3 bedrooms. No kids though so time is pretty abundant right now. 

Thanks for the advice I appreciate it a ton!

Feel free to connect Austin! I'll be happy to talk about anything that might help you.

Thanks @Jeremy Pace!

@Michell P. thanks as well! The good thing is that either way it's not a bad problem to have, but a conundrum none the less. I do feel like more money would help kick things off more quickly because I'm confident I could be disciplined and could keep myself from spending it on other stuff.

@Jeremy Pace thanks for the quick response. I have a background in technical sales (laboratory supplies and equipment) and the $80,000 per year is the base salary of the position. So thats what I would make if I had $0 in sales. Obviously I'd get fired, but thats the minimum.

Im thinking time is more important myself, but working at that salary for a few years might ultimately be the better option too. Im legitimately on the fence which is why I reached out.

Too long didn't read summary: Is time or money more important when starting out. Read below for details.

Well I'm a week away from buying my first duplex in Pittsburgh to house hack (live in one side and rent the other) with a lot of help from a lot of people. Thanks @Gary Swank in particular.

I've been away from Bigger Pockets for a few weeks (maybe longer I am committed to being better engaging the community) since I've been busy with a ton of things (horrible excuse), but I plan to be more active after we get this deal done. Also I plan on posting the story of how this deal went down to help anyone that likes to read those sorts of posts (I read a million of them on here). 

My need for advice is part real estate and part life planning, but if you do this game right the two seem pretty intertwined. Right now I am not going to quit a full time job while I get started because it helps a ton with keeping things afloat as I learn, but I am probably moving on from the one I have within the next 3-6 months. That being said I have two options right now and I want to know which you think is more desirable. For background I am likely going to go with the BRRRR strategy moving forward and have a wonderful significant other that is willing to help out with whatever she can. Both of these options are obtainable with my background and I have some interviews in process.

Option One: Accept a job in sales that would pay upwards of $80000 per year with commission on top and continue to invest while traveling more than 50% overnight travel.

Option Two: Accept a job offer that would pay 40000-55000 per year with 9-5 hours and no travel. 

Currently my monthly expenses are approximately $1500 per month and I plan to save and reinvest all extra cash into building my real estate portfolio. 

@Brent CoombsThank you! That seems like it will help as well.

Thank you Josh! I will do that. 

Tony

Hey Everyone,

I am new to BP and looking for some help about setting up keyword alerts. 

I have them set up, but I get too many to sort through. I want information about multifamily buy and hold strategies, the Pittsburgh, PA market, and new member introductions in my area. Right now I have my keywords set up to include "duplex", "house hack", "multifamily investing", and "Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Duplex". Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make them more specific to parse down the volume of updates? Also, to be honest I'm pretty new so I don't even know if there are keyword alerts that are incredibly helpful that some of the more experienced BP members have. I'd be interested in any and all suggestions with setting them up.

Also, I realize that there might be a benefit to getting PRO because of this. Does a pro membership help significantly with keyword alerts? 

Thank you!

Hi Eric,

New as well. Welcome to BP!

Tony