All Forum Posts by: Shawn Mcenteer

I agree entirely. Thank you

Hello,

I put some money aside with the intentions of using it for marketing my name with the goal of getting clients/listings. I am a new agent and do not have many leads yet. Would it be best to make a few sales first to show potential clients I can get the job done? or would it be beneficial to start marketing myself now and sell clients on the fact I can get the job done if given the chance? Essentially I will have to do the 2nd option at some point to get my first listing/sale I am more so wondering if it would be best to invest in marketing my self now with nothing to show for or wait till I have a few sales under my belt before I spend the money to get my name out there.

Hello,

I am new RE agent in the Northern NJ area, Morris County. I am wondering if there are any RE groups local to me. I am extremely eager to learn the inns and outs of RE and would love feed back and an educational experience of meeting with other agents/ investors to talk about the market and share tips.

Im looking to purchase a home nearby and am curious to wonder why it is not selling. It has been on the market for some time now and the location is great, set back, no through traffic, extremely close to supermarket/stores etc. What i did notice was the property lines touch a condominium complex (very nice condos). My question is would the fact this home is so close to condos have an effect on it selling?

Hello,

I am looking to purchase a home that has tremendous mold damage in the basement. The basement is finished but took about 2 inches of water during hurricane Irene a year and a half ago. My questions are1) how much does Mold remediation cost? 2) can it be done on your own with simple home supply's like bleach? If i purchase the house all the drywall and flooring will come out regardless but the main problem is the studs behind the wall. 3)If the studs are effected and have mold can I leave them in and simply remove the mold or must I remove the stud?

I just looked at a home to purchase today and when I spoke with the realtor a few concerns came up. The house received some flooding from hurricane Irene a year and half ago and has a mold issue in the basement (will have to remove flooring and dry wall). The agent said it is once in a life time flooding issue. Also she informed us that there was two inspection of the septic and one reported problems and the other said it was alright. She did not have much information about the septic outside of this word of mouth story. The house itself was originally listed at $230 before it got flooded and now s listed at $100K. It is not a short sale, the property is owned by a lady who owned it with her husband prior to there divorced (divorce being the reason for the home to be sold). Being that she is the one selling the house shouldn't there be information on septic?

Thanks Jennifer. I hope your Denville friends are doing well :)

I am new to RE and was wondering what is the best company to start out with. I want to learn as much as possible and am willing to do what it takes to be successful at RE. What company will provide best training?

I am in the process of getting my RE license and was wondering what is the best company to work for? I want a company that will train me. The major company's in my area are Weichert, Remax, and Century 21. I live in northern NJ, Morris county.

Also I am under the impression RE companies are caught between a rock and hard place when it comes to training employees because the better they train an employee the more work he/she will take from some one else but at the same time if an employee is trained poorly it will reflect there company. Is this a problem RE companies have?

what is a good cap rate for investment rental property?