All Forum Posts by: Courtney King

@Tochi Ajiwe Sounds like you have some great options. I would revisit your long and short term goals and I believe doing that will guide you to the right choice for you. Yes, HOA's can be a little touchy with short term leasing but fairly easy with long-term tenants (I own a management company and we manage quite a few townhomes in Dallas and Houston). On the older home, that would also be a good option, however, be sure to weigh how much money you have in reserves because the age of the house could prove that you will likely spend money not only in the initial make ready rehab (if that's needed) but also over the long haul especially if there is galvanized plumbing, etc. I hope this helps.

@THU NGUYEN I have a really good IRA connect that has helped many of my clients. I will PM you his info.

@Matt M. same here! Way to go! Sounds like a slam dunk!!!

@Felipe Carrillo I have and continue to do section 8 in Houston. Most recently one of my clients closed on the purchase of a full duplex in Houston where one of the tenants is on section 8. As long as you're very persistent it's easy to deal with section 8. Half of the duplex is vacant and I generally stay away from Section 8 however, given the stimulus package is pumping 1.2B into section 8 vouchers I am marketing this unit to both section 8 and non section 8 tenants. 

On this most recent deal, I was super surprised how quickly section 8 processed the change of ownership. We close on the duplex 3/9 and they were able to issue April rents directly to us on the 1st. I currently manage the property. Feel free to send me a private message if you have any particular questions about dealing with section 8. I'm happy to help.

@Begona Miron I will send you a good referral. My dad and I own a general contracting company based in Houston area.

Hi @Esmeralda Lopez I'm happy to help! I own a property management company in Houston. I will message you my direct contact info. Let me know if you want to connect and chat about your goals and needs.

@Tony Castronovo Thank you so much for chiming in! I definitely see lots of opportunities. Let me think of what we have done at a few of our multifamily properties to curb the trash and I will get back to you!

@Brian Nel This is perfect! I definitely will cover that in an upcoming video 

Recently I started to do a weekly video series called Management Mondays, for all of the landlords out there, what are your biggest challenges these days? Evictions? Maintenance? Property Management? I'm curious. I'd also like to tackle the challenges in my weekly series. I'd love to hear about some of your challenges and how you overcame them!

Great! I'm in Houston too! I'm happy to be a resource! I'm a broker, have my own rentals and own a property management company (within my brokerage). Happy to help!