All Forum Posts by: Brian D. Beatty

Florida has a hotel tax on any seasonal rental 6 months and under.

@Chris Connolly Not all, but it does cut down on the tire kickers and speeds the process up. If I run an add on Facebook Marketplace, I also put the very first part of post ***Message email for more pictures***. When I get a request for more pictures, without supplying me their email, I know they aren't reading the post. If you can't follow simple instructions, you probably not that interested. I'm pre-qualifing candidates, just with their response. If I have a ton of interest, on a particular property, the people who can't supply their email, don't even get a response. Again it's about time saving and weeding out the B.S. as quickly as possible. It's not guaranteed, it just helps get to the final result quicker.

@Matthew Groves Matt look up local REI groups on Facebook, find where there meetings are. Attend meet people there, talk to them, some are agents that invest themselves, or are new looking to learn. Feel them out, make sure you are compatible. Seasoned agents will help educate you, along the way. Every investor is looking for different deals, so I wouldn't worry about not seeing any deals. A new agent will be eager, responsive and ready to look at 40 properties. You are really the one who should run the numbers, too make sure you're comfortable with the deal. Another great resource for investor groups is through Meetup. You can always find a newer agent, get them to attend investor groups, help educate each other. Turn them on to Bigger Pockets. Chances are they will be eager to learn.

@Katie Stewart All of the above mentioned works, in my market, specifically Facebook Marketplace. To weed out the mayhem, put in the listing first, last and security deposit. ***$75.00 application fee for all persons over 18. Criminal, credit and rent reference, no exceptions*** No one who isn't serious, is going to even ask a question. Speeds the process up and you can always work with someone, that just needs a break. The ones that are looking to take advantage of you, don't usually bother.

Justin,

Try Patty Taylor

All Insurance Florida

I sent her contact information in a Private Message. 

No, not from different cities. I wouldn't use more than 1 agent per area. Using someone outside their metropolitan area isn't going to be advantageous to you. You're looking for the expert, in their area. Thought you were asking if it would be ok to have multiple agents, from the same area send you properties.

A team usually still works under the brokerage. No different than a single agent, just has multiple people that specialize in different areas. Any brokerage can have multiple teams and individual agents. Hope this helps.

@Daytyn Ragragola Listing to leads is designed to be a do it yourself or hire them to do your social media marketing. There are a ton of them out there. Homes.com is another one, you might want to look at. Check there 3rd party rating, some are great at marketing to you, and don't deliver.

You can, but more than likely they are using the same MLS, your going to get daily emails from all 3, using the same criteria. I doubt you're going to see any advantage of using 3 different realtor in the same vicinity. Pick a realtor, build a report and if you do one deal, it can always lead to more in the future. No one likes their time wasted and real estate agents spend a lot of time on dead ends, to begin with. If I knew you were working with other agents, I'd have no reason to keep your best interest at heart! Do your due diligence, find people in the area that can refer an agent that is receptive to working with out of the area investors.

Very simply, are they actually selling real estate or just managing the office. If they're selling, they are your competition, just like every other agent. If they're a competing broker, their employees are answering the phone, monitoring the office email and any paid lead source. So who do you think gets all of the leads? The company I work for has an area broker, with satellite office managers, all are licensed real estate professionals as required. They only do deals with family and close friends. All leads wind up coming, in rotation to the agents. Most nightmarish stories of agents getting screwed over by their broker, were a result of the broker was a competing broker. Hope this helps.