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All Forum Posts by: Timothy Boyd

Timothy Boyd has started 6 posts and replied 78 times.

Post: Sell it or Rent it? Newbie moving out of state.

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71

Hi BP family!  I wanted to get some opinions from you more seasoned investors on what you think I should do.  I am a total real estate investing newbie.  I'm about 100 episodes deep on the podcast, but have not jumped in yet.  Thank you in advance for your time and advice!  Details below.

-Current Residence = 4 bed, 2 bath, 1300 sqft, built 2003.

-Owe ~238K on it, refinanced recently and it appraised for 290K.  Monthly mortgage/tax/insurance payment is $1334.

-I think I could rent it for ~$1500-$1600 based on other similar properties in the area on CL.  Not 100% sure.

My wife and I are looking to move back to the midwest here in the next six months.  So my question is, do I sell it and take the upside to invest in something when we get there, or do I have my first rental as an out of state landlord?

I know the cashflow would be thin and doesn't really leave room to save for CapEx. I imagine I would need to hire a property manager, but I might be able to get a friend to handle it for a price.

Let me know if you need more info in order for you to give me some wisdom!  Thanks again!

Post: Agreement with cleaning services

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71

@Julie Groth  Hi Julie.  I co-own a cleaning business on the side and have a service agreement we use for commercial customers and long-term residential customers.  I'd be glad to email it over to you.  Shoot me a message if that's what you're looking for!

Post: Should I trust Zillow's Zestimate?

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71
I am pretty new to the site, and getting sales comps definitely seems like the best bet.  But for perspective - just refinanced my house about 2 months ago (appraised for $290K) and here is what the sites are saying:   

Zillow - $281,328
Redfin - $289,792
Trulia - $285,895
Realtor.com - $272,200

Post: New to the Site! Loving it so far!

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71

@James Wise

Thanks James!

Post: New to the Site! Loving it so far!

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71

@Ned Carey

Thanks Ned!

Post: New to the Site! Loving it so far!

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71

@Justin Windham

Awesome Justin thank you for the links!

Post: New to the Site! Loving it so far!

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71

@Cassi Justiz

Thanks Cassi! I definitely will ask questions once I get a better grip on what strategy I want to focus on. Looking forward to being an active member of the community!

Post: New to the Site! Loving it so far!

Timothy BoydPosted
  • Investor
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Posts 80
  • Votes 71

My friend put me on to the podcast and the website about a month ago.  I have no real estate investing experience thus far, but I am super excited to up my education and get started!  My plan is to listen to all of the podcasts and some webinars then dive in.  Currently on show 41 on the podcast!