Real Estate Investors Wanted!

In recent months we've been looking at a couple different real estate investment options for ourselves. We sold a property, our home and land in Roatán, Honduras. A place we named Fort Linwell. We have quite a few posts on this site about that property and our move there in 2018 including the link above.

Our home, Fort Linwell, that we sold in Roatán May 2025 - boat access only, off-grid on the far side of the island away from all the tourist spots. 3 acres waterfront, 2 bedroom main home and small casita.

But I digress, something I'm really good at, so back to the point...a portion of the funds from that are waiting in a savings account, no rush whatsoever, but waiting on a good home - literally, a home, some land, a building, some sort of real estate investment.

As I've been looking for the right property I've seen quite a few possibilities that aren't the right fit for us or didn't work with our criteria for one reason or another. With that I'm hoping to find a few folks with real estate investment ambitions - folks I can work with for properties in find while doing this research.

And I am primarily looking for investors who are not seeking a property for personal use, but not exclusively and that could be an option. An investment might also include, and I've helped clients do this in the past, finding land or a home to buy now with personal plans in the future, i.e. a tract of land to purchase and eventually build on for a second home, or a condo in a resort area, etc. Buy at today's prices, enjoy it down the road!

The foreclosure home we bought in NoDa in 2013. Did a good bit of fix up, sold 5 years later for more than twice what we bought it for. If your investment is the home you live in the profits can be tax free - ever wonder why builders move about every 2 years?

Yesterday I combed through info and properties for close to 6 hours, reviewing and reading through over 400 property listings, tax records, lending institution REO sites as well as public records - takes the same amount of time to look for one investor (in this case us) as it does to look for a handful of folks. Same amount of time, same amount of research. And I've found a few places I think have great potential.

Even though I've been working in real estate for quite some time, more than half my life actually, it's still tough making sure an investment is solid, has an upside of some sort, and that there isn't something that might make the purchase too risky. These factors are different for each investor - everyone has unique and differening goals, funds available, risk tolerance, etc. This is why I'd like to have a few folks to work with. If a property doesn't work for us but has great potential it might be a perfect fit for another investor.

As noted above, doing this research is time consuming. Identifying potential properties is just the start. Once something with potential is found the market in general needs to be considered. The city or town and where that's trending, the area, the neighborhood, activity around the property with development or new construction, pricing for sales and for leasing, past sales in the area and current listings other than the property under consideration.

The types of properties I'm reviewing vary as well. We've looked at foreclosure homes and condos, larger acreage tracts, smaller lots in new subdivisions or developments, small multifamily like duplexes or quads, commercial properties and just about anything as long as it makes financial sense. Some would be great rentals, some would be vacant land tracts to just hold, others with potential to subdivide and resell - either all or part.

The searches I've been doing include all of western North Carolina, really about anything from in and around Charlotte to the Tennessee border and down to South Carolina and Georgia. Everything I've looked at is within 3 or so hours of Charlotte - outside of that isn't my market and doesn't include areas I feel I know well.

Think you might be interested? Drop me a line ( scott@thelinwells.com ) and we can chat about it and see if this is a fit or something you'd like to do. A few things to consider in preparation:

• What sort and amount of funds do you have available? Most of these would be cash purchases though some might have owner financing as an option. Some could be purchased with conventional mortgaging or bank financing, but most likely won't.

• How long are you willing or able to leave these funds in this investment?

• Would this be just investment or also personal use?

• What is your risk threshold? Many of these won't really be too risky, but any investment has inherent risk, and for many the higher the risk the higher the potential reward.

• What areas will you consider?

• Would you prefer land, homes, commercial?

Why is it "Janus" Real Estate? Great question! Glad you (didn't) ask. Janus comes from Roman Mythology:

"Janus was the uniquely Roman god of beginnings, endings, and transitions, depicted with two faces to see both past and future. He was invoked at the start of rituals and prayers and is honored by the month of January, which takes its name from him. Associated with doorways, gates, and liminal spaces, he presided over major life events, such as births and the passage from one year to the next"

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Scott Lindsley ( Linwell ) Broker & Realtor, Janus Real Estate - Charlotte & Asheville, NC

Real Estate investors wanted - Charlotte and Asheville areas - Janus Real Estate