0074 Dawn Anastasi and Sub 30k Real Estate Investing

Today I have Dawn Anastasi on as a guest who also invests in homes that are under 30k. I guess its because we are both in IT, but the numbers just made so much more sense this way, which is why we invested in these working class neighborhoods while everyone else told us to stay away. Please listen to the interview, you will learn about different financing options such as portfolio lenders and peer-to-peer lending options.

25 Comments

  1. AffordableREI-
    January 16, 2014 at 10:39 pm
  2. Thako Othiamba Davidson-
    January 17, 2014 at 5:15 am

    ok I have 1,000,001 questions and how and where do I start???

  3. J Stall-
    January 18, 2014 at 12:40 am

    Great interview! You are both so inspiring!

  4. LacieBella-
    January 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    Great interview I enjoyed information.

  5. joseph gabriel-
    January 26, 2014 at 7:43 am

    great interview, doing the same thing here in Baltimore buying properties for $ 10,000

    • January 26, 2014 at 8:59 pm

      Hi Gabriel! What zipcodes/neighborhoods are you purchasing in, and what are the average rents if you don’t mind sharing?

  6. Bobby Davis-
    January 29, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    Inspiring stuff. I’m in IT too (well, software anyway)… so there must be
    something to your IT theory šŸ˜€ I’ve been brainstorming for a couple months
    now about a good niche/strategy for myself–to get into RE investing, and
    lightbulbs (and fireworks) went off when I listened to your BP podcast. Not
    sure how the Phoenix market looks for sub $30k properties, but you’d better
    bet I’m going to start looking. This is definitely the strategy for me. I’d
    like to buy my first couple rental properties with my own cash. Subscribed
    for sure!

  7. Douglas Brundin-
    January 31, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    Fabulous advice. Thanks ladies!

    • February 5, 2014 at 12:42 am

      Thank you Douglas, I really love your enthusiasm.

  8. rcgsquad-
    February 3, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    Just subbed great content. look forward to hearing more about sub $30k
    properties

  9. Bingham Powell-
    February 9, 2014 at 4:08 pm
  10. Carol Lyons-
    March 2, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    Hi Lisa,
    Great Interview with Dawn!!. I just purchased my first investment property/home about 4 months ago and I am currently working on my strategy plan for my next property.
    Lisa, maybe you can clarify this 4 mortgage rule that was mentioned – you can only have 4 traditional mortgages. From my understanding you can have up to 10 traditional mortgage loans; you need to find a bank that is willing to do the financing. I know with HomePath you can have up to 10 loans with them.
    Is the 4 mortgage rule a standard practice or an absolute rule?
    Thanks,
    CL

    • Dawn Anastasi-
      March 3, 2014 at 12:02 am

      Hi Carol,
      Most traditional banks with Fannie/Freddie loans will go up to 4 per person, although the Fannie/Freddie limit is 10, banks have their own “overlays” to the rules that limit it to 4. When you use a smaller bank who does their own loans in house (also called portfolio lenders) they will do as many as their in house rules allow.
      Dawn

      • Carol Lyons-
        March 8, 2014 at 9:43 am

        Thanks Dawn. I have already started talking to several banks.

  11. mark brogan-
    May 18, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    This was a very good video
    Thanks for all that you do to help other people
    Mark

  12. Dawn Anastasi-
    June 20, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    One clarification – I realized when re-listening to Lisa’s video that I
    didn’t answer one of her questions correctly. She asked me if I had
    partners on my ventures and I started talking about “deliberately looking
    for rental properties” versus being “forced to be a landlord”.

    So I want to clarify that:

    a) To finish the rental property that was 2 hours away, I had the help of 5
    different people, besides hiring contractors. I don’t want to make it out
    like I did everything just by myself. These 5 individuals were friends and
    family members who gave me time and/or money.

    b) Starting with the 2 first rental properties in Milwaukee in June and
    December 2011, I partnered up with another individual (Tom) who also helped
    me in the first property that was 2 hours away. He contributed both time
    and money to these ventures.

  13. TheBillyBoy8096-
    July 10, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    Thank you for this video!! It’s so difficult to find scorpions’ songs of
    70′ in good quality!!

  14. Chckmte-
    August 5, 2014 at 10:06 am

    lisa, the interview with Dawn was amazing – so much information- thank you,
    great job! Danny

  15. Lutonya Johnson-
    August 18, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    OMG! so thankful for these information.

  16. veilofpaya-
    October 20, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    I have over 40 grand I can invest in real estate and really want to get my
    feet wet. Passive income sounds like what I am looking for. I want to spend
    more time doing what I enjoy and would like to make my money work for me.
    Any books you would recommend to someone who is looking into purchasing
    housing to rent? Love your channel.

  17. Jeff Gaines-
    November 27, 2014 at 11:45 am

    Does she use property management?

  18. MeTakingShape-
    January 3, 2015 at 11:10 am

    Thank you Lisa and Dawn for giving your time to this endeavor. You are
    helping us tremendously.

  19. secondFunniestguyonyoutube-
    February 20, 2015 at 9:03 am

    You are all spot on. I have “tripled” up on Florida properties over last 3
    years and its booming. Beautiful weather, Central Florida (Orlando area
    within 50 miles). Homes are $30K with repairs $695-$795 rent. Solid,
    decent area. Unfortunately the window has just about closed down here for
    that price point. Price appreciation is going to be huge till 2022-2024.
    If it bubbles (and I know it will), I’m going to sell everything then.

  20. Reggieregify-
    July 24, 2015 at 6:21 pm

    Wow great content! However where the heck are you guys getting your loans
    from? I have a 60k SFH under contract for 15K. I have talked to about 4
    private lenders and all of them have told me that they don’t lend under 50K
    as a result of the Dodd Frank laws.