All Forum Posts by: Donte Handy

BP

I am looking over some templates for my websites and I found an all-in-one option. It would allow me to run my motivated seller program and build a list of end buyers. I also can solicit lenders. My question is this:

Should I make the all in one site and link the domains & ads to their specific pages? Or...

Should I build a distressed seller site, a turnkey operation site, and a lender/investor site? 

Thanks in advance for your input.

@Mike McCarthy - thanks

@Mike Reynolds - I'll tell my PM that if we don't hear from him Monday to move on.

@Mike Reynolds - thanks

@Mike M.

To play devils advocate, what if he is so good that everybody want to work with him and he's finding it hard to get back to me?

BP

What is the normal time that it takes for a 1BD unit to be quoted?

I had my house looked at by a professional contractor a week ago. I am only asking for a rent-ready renovation to be done. The emails go ignored, so I have to follow-up. Today marks a week of no quote and more importantly, broken promises.

Am I being antsy or is it time to move on to a different contractor?

@Caleb Heimsoth - Either we both got burned or that is the going price. 

@Anthony Angotti - a few people mentioned that and it's something to consider moving forward. 

THANK YOU ALL!!

@Jim K. - Thanks for your input. I think with the call price and cost of materials he would end up right around the $150 an hour mark.

@Dennis M. -  I was thinking the same thing as he was explaining how the lock was heavier. I was thinking that if someone wanted in, the glass window right above it wouldn't be off-limits.

@Lee Bell - Yeah, I just felt like the guy was pulling numbers from nowhere and expected me to haggle. I expected a fair price. He shouldn't be expecting another call from me. 

@James Wise - That puts things into perspective. Got about 20% saying that I overpaid. 20% are saying it's a fair price and 60% saying that I should do it myself.

@Haseeb M. - Thanks I'll have more firepower going into the next one.

@Mike Franco - Yeah, I'm stuck between getting a professional to get it done right and I can get it done for half the price if I ran out and got it done myself. The sweet spot is a professional that is charging the right price.

@Natalie Schanne - With those numbers, the guy made about $150 in an hour. 

@Kevin Porter - That was my strategy going forward. 

@James Gates  - Next time I'll be looking to re-key. I'm not sure about the smart locks just yet. I see the value, though. 

@Jennifer Rysdam - Great idea! I'll bring this up to my property manager. 

@Joe Splitrock - Yeah, I swapped out the whole lock. 

@Brian Graham - That would be a great idea. I just don't think it's in the best neighborhood for that. The theory is solid. 

@Jason L. - There are a lot of mentions about Kwikset. I'll be sure to consider them moving forward.

@Bonnie W. - Thanks, definitely something to be considered moving forward.  

@Kian Atkinson - I'm not too big on doing things myself. It's not that I can't learn, it's just the fact that I yield to someone who has been doing it for years.  

@Jennifer Rysdam - That may be something I need to learn, but eventually I won't be living in the area and will be 100% hands-off. I figured it's better to start now.

@David Rodriguez - I would've paid less to have them re-keyed, but I decided to get a more sturdy bolt. If you got them re-keyed for $200, I feel like $300 for new locks isn't too far off.

@Samir Shahani - I believe he charged $65 to come out. Not sure about the cost of the materials. The total was $300. It took about an hour. 

 @Account Closed - He did 3 doorknob locks. Brand new. 

@Amy H. - I wouldn't be opposed to trying it, but I was taking care of the move out inspection with the contractor and property manager. 

@Luke Carl - Yeah, it's a learning curve for sure. $50 for a new deadbolt and knob sounds like a great deal.

@Account Closed - Thanks, He did his job and did a little more with lining up the door. I like the way you think. I was taking care of the move-out inspection with the PM and contractor. Idk, I just got a bad vibe and after some back and forth, the only thing I could think about was, get it done, get this guy out of here and never use him again. 

@Sam Shueh - Clobbered! hahah. That sounds right in line with the $300 for 3 new locks. 

@Caleb Heimsoth - For three doors? Where are you pulling those numbers from?

@Jimmey Green - Now that I have new bolts, I'll re-key from now on.