I kept adding supplements to the contract dealing with the giant Texas freeze the other week.

Did not read or speak any english, went to high school  in the am and work after school making 4.25 an hour, graduated  from high school  and went to trade school for 2 years ,my major was automotive technician, went to work for a gm dealership, have been a tech for 20 years .

Hi everyone,So I always here about people buying properties in these giant metropolitan areas, but that’s not in the cards for me at the moment since the price skyrockets when you get into these areas.

I've given talks in tech (check out www.productforlife.com) and would love to talk about the empirical experiences / learnings of an out-of-state investor.

I suspect with all restricted stock options from these tech giants it is a very competitive market near King County.

IMO, the tech's not there yet but it's getting better every year.Disclaimer: I am a local 'Burgh investor and registered home improvement contractor specializing in renovating and renovating SFR and small multifamily from 50-100 years in age here in a sharply limited target area which includes an entire district included in the National Register of Historic Places.

I'm astonished about how little I'm asked about important issues like 1. are your maintenance techs "on staff" (vs. 3rd party handymen) and how many do you have to cover the market?

When you have bulk, the field techs will give you extra remotes, splitters and coax right from their service trucks because they know you are a big fish. 

You can also do the estimates by labor rate per segment, so you could find out what the labor rates are for your techs, say elec and so on, then put that into the system vs what cost data put's in. 

My name is Madison Heck, I'm a 25 year old product manager at a tech company in New York City that is looking to shift into real estate investing on the side initially, but transitioning to full time once I can hopefully replicate my income.I am getting closer to closing on a property in Ithaca, NY (where I went to school) with a business partner of mine in the next month or two.