All Forum Posts by: Chelsea Mays

I found and connected with some other eXp agents in my area so I don't feel SO alone now. I am going to give going solo a try for a while and see what happens! I am hungry motivated driven and have a business degree so I am gonna go for it. I will definitely give my broker a call and let him know and also explore more in the world and speak with team services. Thanks everyone for your advice it is so greatly appreciated!

What is a partner team?

Florida

My broker is in Tampa which is 6 hours away and I have never spoken with him. My team lead is also the mentor in the area so I am not sure how that would work if I would still have to use him as a mentor after I leave the team, but I would prefer not to. Nothing against him personally but I would feel awkward seeing as I am leaving his team.

I got my FL real estate license back in Sept, picked eXp Realty as my broker and found a local team and was off.... I have written 5 offers, closed one deal, and closing another in a couple weeks. 

I had something happen on my team and I am no longer wanting to be on my team- enter dilemma.

The top teams in my area are all KW. I really wanted to be on a team from the beginning to learn the ropes and have people I could meet with in person.

Now I am not sure if I want to stay with eXp and be a single agent ( I am confident in the training but who do I call for simple questions, or chat with about random real estate going ons, etc?) I am sure there is a way with eXp but a HUGE part of me wants to join a well known team and learn from them.

I literally do not know what to do. I met with my team lead and have to give them an answer ASAP- like today. Please help, any advice is greatly appreciated.

Hey! I own a PM company in Portland OR. Not sure who you’re website is through but we use propertymanagerwebsites.com and at the beginning when our marketing budget was more we used “four and a half” who are AMAZING marketers. They helped us with blogs and getting our company on our local map with google searches and getting us to be the first company to pop up in some areas. There’s a lot of competition in Portland so it was hard at first and we did not get properties as quickly as we projected to but once we got going, referrals and word of mouth helped us a lot. We also would go on Craigslist and find specific properties and reach out to the owners directly (mostly self managed). We got quite a few properties doing that- some of the things we looked for were out of state owners. They were less likely to know a ton of Pm in the area. A lot of investors from CA were buying up property in Portland so when we saw a CA address we would always reach out. Get a logo on your car, post it on your social media- twitter, Facebook business page- that will also help with local searches, if your town has a BST page. We joined our local chamber of commerce and left our business cards EVERYWHERE. Sponsored local sports teams and schools. There’s TONS of marketing you can do. We even did bandit signs and that worked every campaign we did we got at least one Property if not more. Follow up on all of your leads quickly. We put together a PowerPoint presentation that detailed our software (AppFolio) and how we handle specific things such as maintenance issues and rent collection so with each inquiry we send out our presentation, along with a PMA contract example, and a lease example so they can see what the tenants will sign. We also send gifts to all of our new clients. I found a “mentor” pm company out of PA and she helped us a ton with choosing website platform, software, etc because she had tried several by that point and we have had the best of the best from the beginning which has been awesome not having to switch systems like she did. But when I had questions or hit road blocks I always called her. You can message me anytime. Also at the beginning try to get a lot of reviews- I think it’s 5 google reviews will bring you up further on searches. We just had a disgruntled tenant leave us a bad review which SUCKS but it’s property management, it’s not always fun and it’s not always pretty- or ever? Lol. We have paid people to remove their bad reviews- most of the time it’s people that get denied because of bad credit or criminal history go on there and say something bad but we just offer to refund their App fee in exchange for them removing their review. Anyways good luck and if you need anything feel free to ask me!

Thanks @mikesoper! It was great chatting with you.

Joe, thanks for the input. I have attended a few local REIA meetings and will definitely continue. :)

Hi Everyone! My name is Chelsea and my husband and I are starting our REI business. I am in Property Management currently. I started a business a couple years ago and it has been going great. We want to network with local wholesalers and investors and also if you know of any Investor Friendly agents, title companies in the area, that would be great! Pleasure to be here... We are super hungry, motivated, and willing to do just about anything and everything to make our business a success. Thank you for any advice, tips, feedback, comments, etc! We are in Scappoose Oregon, about a 15 minute drive from Portland, OR.

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Hello everyone. My name is Chelsea and I am a property manager out of Scappoose, OR. I am starting to get into real estate investing. I am interested in flipping, buy and holds, and wholesaling. Nice to meet you. :)

Chelsea