We are meeting face to face at Springhill Suites. Open discussion, sharing deals closed in last several months, overview of market outlook and networking.
This month we will be doing a Back To Basics meeting that will cover Due Diligence. What do you need to be thinking about before you make an offer, and after getting a property under contract? We'll look at basic provisions, and run through some scenarios. Bring your questions, knowledge, and experience! We'll also be doing a 15 minute check in at the beginning of the meeting to gain a better understanding of what the local market is doing, and what we're all seeing out there in these changing times.
We will have an open discussion of the current status of the market and coming what we believe are the coming opportunities.
Flipping houses often requires all cash since banks do not like to lend on distressed homes. At the last meeting, the three house flippers all mentioned help with costs from equity partners or lenders. Next meeting, we will have another expert panel: hard money lenders. You might be interested in borrowing to help with your next project or interested in lending to get a good interest rate and have your loan backed by a hard asset. Either way, this should be an informative meeting. We will hear from three great speakers:
We will hear from several Montana house flippers. They will each present a recent project and talk through some of the challenges of flipping houses. There will be plenty of time for panel discussion so please bring questions.
Paul Bottomley will talk about his recent project in Billings.
Ryan Mix will also cover a recent rehab in Billings.
Jay Miller's topic is new construction, from planning to sale. Focus property will be in Stevensville. He will go over briefly, location, county/city planning, HOA, plans, funding, construction and marketing/sales. That sounds like a lot, but it will be fairly high level, providing more details during question/answer time.
Get hold of this great book, and try to read before meeting. Will discuss the book over coffee.
Mike and his wife have been successfully renting out a room in their home on AirBNB since August of 2017. During this meeting, he will present a high level overview of what it looks like to operate a short term rental. He will deliver insight in regards to the platforms available to list your space on, local regulations, tips to succeed, and much more. This will be more of a 101 class, with the intention to dive deeper later in the year.
An absolute beginner's guide to running numbers. Cap rate vs Cash on Cash returns and how to build your own spreadsheet for each. We'll focus on guides for beginner's looking to learn how run their own numbers. Tim Ford will be going over the spreadsheet he uses for looking at potential performance of a rental property.
Todd Williamson has over fifteen years in the financial services industry, currently Vice President of Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors. As a former practicing CPA Todd has a keen understanding of the math behind investments, particularly tax implications. Todd will be sharing a few specific strategies that might be beneficial for you.
For those of you actively hustling to build a portfolio, Todd's first strategy may not be beneficial for you, yet.... But it may be very useful when you want to diversify across more properties and markets, and become totally passive. This strategy is similar to a 1031 exchange, but allows you to trade one or more real estate assets that you are actively managing and move the money into a private real estate partnership that has numerous large real estate assets across the US.
Another strategy, for those of you self employed, can roll money from an IRA into an employer 401k, and get access to up to $50,000 cash for use in your investing through a policy loan.
Join us to hear more about different tools you can use on your way to building wealth.
A panel of experienced local professionals will cover topics that all new/newer real estate investors should be familiar with as they look to build and grow their portfolio. Even experienced investors will gain valuable information, even if only to revisit the basics. The panel will be comprised of a residential lender, a commercial lender, an insurance agent, and a CPA. A variety of insights will leave the you feeling more confident and knowledgeable, and there will be plenty of time to pose any questions you have. Please submit questions in advance that you’d like a moderator to ask the panel, or have them ready to ask during the Q&A portion of the presentation. Panelists include: