All Forum Posts by: Troy H.
Troy H. has started 9 posts and replied 129 times.
Post: Debate: Buy or Wait Given Looming Economic Recessionary Fears

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Originally posted by @Lesley Resnick:
We may slow a bit, but there is no catastrophic event on the horizon. No one ever knows what is going to happen and if they tell you they know, they are selling you something. it is hard enough to look around and know what is happening right now. If you look back to before the election, all the news outlets were predicting a recession. It is still coming?
Granted, if we get into a full-scale trade war with China, go to war with Mexico, leave the government closed for the next 6 months, then all bets are off.
Hoping for a recession so you can save a few bucks on a property is short-sighted. There is an assumption that all will remain the same except the price of the property you want to buy will just drop. This is not a zero-sum game. For you to get a deal at 75% off someone needs to lose and lose badly. The first thing to go in a crisis is liquidity. If you have Scrudge Mc Duck piles of cash and do not need to depend on your business or job to pay your bills or credit to make deals... If you need your tenants to pay rent to cover the mortgage, then you could be the one selling off the property at 75% off.
My point is, follow solid practices and buy good deals. Use leverage as a tool, not a crutch. A reputation and experience are going to be important when and if the next crisis comes. Real estate does not happen in a vacuum.
I am a net buyer (i buy more than I sell) and will be for the foreseeable future.
Great advise Lesley. I agree that the "bold" and uneducated investors could potentially set themselves up for failure by rushing in to gobble up discounted properties during the recession fire sale. As you said real estate certainly does not happen in a vacuum. Without first educating yourself on basic investment principles, as Mr. Brazil stated, you are doomed to repeat the mistakes of those who failed before you.
Post: Buying FedEx Routes - A Good Idea?

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Originally posted by @Vasundhara Ranjani:
I'm mainly a property investor but lately I've been looking to diversify my holdings and came across several FedEx Routes for sale - both Home/Ground and Line Haul routes.
Does anyone here have experience owning/operating a FedEx Route business? What are the pros and cons?
I am not planning on driving the routes - would need to have a manager & dispatcher while having trucks and drivers actually drive the routes and deliver packages.
The businesses seem to be quite strong cash-flow-wise but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to get into this business.
Would appreciate any feedback on this.
I would like to learn more about this business myself. How did you come across the routes?
Thanks
Post: How many investors went straight into Multi Family?

- Greensboro, NC
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Originally posted by @Ladd Brunner:
@Andrew Neal Our first investment property that we just closed on in August ‘18 was a fourplex. We bought it because we believe in the area and live next door, which is good 80% of the time!! We were able to get owner financing to get us in the game. Looking for our next adventure now.
Ladd
Ladd, how difficult was it to get the owner to agree to carry the note?
Post: How many investors went straight into Multi Family?

- Greensboro, NC
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@Sam Grooms Thanks for sharing.
Post: Putting a foundation project out to bid

- Greensboro, NC
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I am looking to have a basement foundation built for a single family house. My concern is possible expansive clay at this particular site. The location is near the triangle in NC. Does anyone have experience with geotechnical engineers and REPUTABLE foundation builders who operate in Granville and Durham counties? Quality recommendations are welcome. Thanks.
Post: Using GPS Tracking device for appliances

- Greensboro, NC
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@Victor Evans I agree.
@Penny Barnhart GPS certainly will not stop your appliances from being stolen. Even if you can track the items how hard will the police work to actually work to recover them? If those appliances hit the interstate at 3am how confident are you that the police are going to track them out of state? Deterrence is your best bet.
Post: Has anyone gotten a mortgage through Bank of Ozarks?

- Greensboro, NC
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I have been looking into financing through smaller local banks. Just curious, has anyone done business with Bank of Ozarks? The reviews I see online are not the best. Thanks for your responses.
Post: Creative financing and down payment assistance

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@Jared Bouzek Will do. hanks for the information.
Post: Amazon HQ2 - REI Opportunity?

- Greensboro, NC
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@Account Closed I am tempted to agree with you seeing as how they have at least 3 distribution centers in very close proximity.
Post: New BiggerPockets Employee!

- Greensboro, NC
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@Katie Miller Welcome!!