All Forum Posts by: Ashley O'Hearn

@Alecia Williams I don’t do a screening process for them. Call me crazy but if you’ve got your **** together enough to get through med school or nursing school I trust you enough not to burn down my house 😂

I don’t do a security deposit on any of my homes and I explain up front that should anything get wrecked they’re liable (never had an issue). I do all the management myself, it’s for sure a full time job but saves money on management.

All of my properties are umbrellas under a single LLC.

@Troy Gandee I completely understand, and I understand very well as I have 7 properties. Just bringing light to the fact that people need to know the numbers when running them. You’ve probably seen it many time’s lately as more and more people are buying right now due to the market so people are talking about it.

@Brian Denvir make sure to research the property tax information for South Carolina. If it’s not your primary then you are taxed way more than if it was. It’s like South Carolina penalizes you for being smart enough with your money to afford more than one home. Example my primary home annual taxes are around $2,000 and if it were my second home they’d be around $7,500. It’s ridiculous but if you can make it work with the cash flow go for it.

@Paul Sandhu I’d clean your mirror so we can see your jacket 😂

@Alecia Williams I have 6 houses that I use for short term renting. One of them the HOA only allows 3 month stays so I only host traveling nurses there. I can honestly say I have never once had a bad renter that was a nurse. They work a ton so they're not home much, very low maintenance and they pay well. Nurses are doctors are the true heroes right now so I make sure to have a welcome basket for them (a six pack of beer, bottle of wine, snacks etc) when they arrive. They usually have driven a long ways that day and will enjoy that upon arrival. Make them feel like you care and they will treat you and your house with respect. Shoot me a message if you have any questions. Happy to help you get rolling with your guests!

@Kit E. Hey Kit! I sent you a message a while back, did you get it?

@Joseph Harr I’ve used Clare Hungiville many times. She’s with Smith, Mclean and Hungiville. (803) 799-0916

@Jonathan C. it’s the entire state unfortunately. Taxes for primary home are at 4% and investment property is 6%

Hey @Corey Gilroy! I currently have five properties in Columbia. I’d love to chat with her. Shoot me a message with her info and I can reach out

I have a great GC that I have been using. His name is Brian Arnold, he’s based out of Forest Acres. I’ve reached out to him and he’d be happy to chat with anybody looking at projects. His cell is (323) 877-6521. 

I recently used him for a full rehab on one whole half of my house that was destroyed my a tree. Over $100,000 project and I have zero complaints about him and his team. They were great!