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All Forum Posts by: Justin Polston

Justin Polston has started 18 posts and replied 265 times.

Post: Calling all Indianapolis IN Realtors,Lenders,Contractors,PM's

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

@Sean Graham

Post: Potential investment property with illegal dumping on site

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

@Paul Magro just keep it. There are several grants available for cleanup of stuff like that b and you might make yourself a spread GCing it

Post: Calling all Indianapolis IN Realtors,Lenders,Contractors,PM's

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

Happy to help! We're limited in Indys center, but would be happy to pass anything along (it happens). We're mostly donut counties. 

Post: Newbie living in Indianapolis, Indiana

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

"Green flag, green flag GO GO GO"

I'd say yer Hoosier-fied after 7 years like it or not. Awesome ideas! I've been investing around Indy since 18, and live in Shebyville. Be happy to grab a coffee sometime! I have 3 kids as well, but congrats on the +1!

Post: Looking to Invest - Indianapolis, Oklahoma City or Columbus

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

I'm in indiana and if you find yourself considering indianapolis, you should consider the donut counties (those surrounding Marion Co/Indy). We do quite well in places like Franklin, Whiteland, Greenwood, Indy, Southport, Fishers, Greenfield, Shelbyville, Greensburg, Rushville. 

seems like folks also do fairly well in parts of OH.

if you can get into these areas, you'll get a lot more B for a C price.

Post: How to find an Investor Friendly Real estate agent

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

This is an awesome thread! What would you guys want personally? An agent that works almost entirely with investors and off market deals? One that is generally "full time" as a retail agent? An agent who is also a part of a brokerage with a PM arm of the company? These were some of my goals i started to implement for 2020.

bought TheInvestors.Realtor domain

Built a new website for the brokerage that also caters partially to investors and access to hard money 

stepped away from traditional "realtoring" (or trying to) to make more time for investors and their goals

Not only work with investors but offer turn key and off market deals WITHOUT wholesaling. We put our money where our mouth is

BIG QUESTION - All this said, if you had an awesome realtor that was investor friendly and worked with multiple investors/companies, would you ever be worried you weren't getting deals you felt entitled to, or were in competition to get deals since your agent has several investors he/she reps?

I try my hardest to make sure I have very few investors with interests/goals/capabilities that overlap.

Post: VRBO ruined my business. Need advice!

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

@Troy Ritter a lot of folks create their own FB page for the rental, or even a group. You might try to find other similar rentals near yours and combine them into one page? Seems to work for several folks I know in FL

Post: Which is better for cash flow B class properties ? Az, Indy, Ohio

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

@Devin Miller as far as Indy goes, i would second Angela with the donut counties and stay outside of the loop. Specifically in Hancock County, Johnson County, Shelby County. It's worth mentioning there are deals in Indy but getting 30-60 minutes away will yield you quite a few options.

Cities specifically - Southport, Greenwood, Fishers, Franklin, Whiteland, New Whiteland, Greenfield, Shelbyville, Greensburg, Rushville

Post: Where does Due Dilliegence Inspection $$$ Come from?

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

@Robert Carlson just a cost of doing business. If the deal is worth the risk to keep it moving forward, front it and keep chugging.

Post: How To Evict Old Ladies?

Justin PolstonPosted
  • Property Manager
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • Posts 303
  • Votes 161

@Ronald Starusnak can you let them pay you in caramels or hard candies? They probably have that if they don't have the cash.

Also, are you worried about damages from the cats?