All Forum Posts by: Samuel Eddinger

@Peter C Roessler - I'm always happy to connect and network with CT based investors.  DM me if interested.

 Hey @Neel Shah.  My partner and I work with aspiring bird dogs regularly.  We have one that we are doing a third deal with currently.  I'd be happy to connect and see if this could be a great relationship.  We built out a partnership program just for this specific situation.  DM if interested.

I've found that ozone machine works best for pesky smells.

 Bird Dogging is hard mentally.  You have to be okay with getting sworn at and told "no" repeatably.  You also have to be good with not making any money for a long time because it is almost always paid for performance (not hourly).  I think most people in the country would rather be on their phones playing video games and getting that dopamine hit than actually putting themselves out there and doing hard things.

@Daniel Gugliotti - I'm flipping five properties currently, own over 20 properties including a big office building in CT, and own and run a CT based PM company.

I'd be happy to have a conversation with you.  DM me if interested.

There are a lot of good meetups.  CTREIA was just purchased by creative financing maestros who are all about teaching people how to buy properties in today's market.

 Hey Aimee.  DM me and I'd be happy to connect you with different groups that may meet your needs.  There is a really good facebook group that summarizes all the events that are going on for the month by @Brandon Rush.  Alternatively, you could DM him.

@Jennifer Buchholz - local CT based PM company owner here.  Search "KAPA" notice for the curable notice.  In CT it is a 15 day notice but if you search Google you will find what you need to do.  Notice to quit can be served after the KAPA notice (assuming the tenants do not comply).  After that a normal eviction process can commence.  Reach out if you would like to discuss this specifically.  I'm always available for a conversation.

Hey @Matthew Corrigan.  Welcome to BiggerPockets.  The best real estate investors are patient but pounce when the opportunity presents.  You need to be ready, which it sounds like you are preparing to be, and the preparation should be for years not weeks or months.

I currently own a PM company, over 25 properties, a big office building, etc.  I started preparing for my real estate journey in 2004 with learning and researching, moved back to CT in 2008 and didn't buy my first property until 2012.  I got a great W2 job, read a bunch of books on landlording, educated myself on the market in CT, and only when the perfect opportunity of property price, interest rate, and my knowledge did I start buying.  After that I was aggressively buying multiple properties a year and even bought 3 properties in a day.

At this point, I have 6 kids, a multi million dollar real estate portfolio, a business that serves me.  I have traveled the country with my six kids and am going on a life changing adventure with my wife in June.  Today is my 21st wedding anniversary!

I'd be happy to tell you or anyone else reading this more about my real estate journey.  If interested, DM me.

Post on the MLS. That is always a good way to do it but you will give up some money for the privilege of the vast network.

@James McGovern - it depends on how you define cheaper.  Evictions take 3 to 6 months.  Cash for keys is generally one month.  The amount you lose in lost rent makes cash for keys way cheaper (even if you have to pay more to the leaving tenant) since you are able to get the property back much sooner and rerent it.