All Forum Posts by: James Vermillion

Welcome to BP Mark and thanks for your service to our great nation, as a fellow vet I sincerely thank you. Congrats on deciding to move onto something else, I know that can be a difficult decision and it takes a lot of courage to make that change. If you search the forums there are some good threads about credit repair and tips about purchasing your first property, so take a look around...there is a lot to learn.

Please let us know how we can help. Good luck!

Welcome to BiggerPockets Alexander, glad you came out of the shadows! It sounds like you have a lot to offer BP, so get busy! There are a ton of threads and blogs about financing options, so I am sure those resources can help you come up with some ideas that might help you get that next property.

You should consider adding a profile picture as well, it really helps build the sense of community that has been established. Good luck!

I also have USAA and they are great...I just do not use them for my real estate investments. Good luck to you!

Welcome to Bigger Pockets Anthony...don't forget to post a profile picture!

Congrats Will! I just hit 2000 posts last week, but 10,000...wow! You have personally helped me out a lot and I really appreciate it, so thanks for all you have provided here on BP.

I will be in Vegas tonight until Friday!

Morris, my personal relationship with our primary lender has been one of the most important factors in our ability to continue to grow over the past couple years, so I highly recommend new investors look into small local and community banks when seeking finance. In addition to better customer service (in my experience anyways) they often are able to lend on properties that larger banks wont.

I found it was actually cheaper to use the lease my attorney recommended than to have them review the one I came up with to include all of the applicable state mandated stuff...you may want to just make a call and ask if they have a lease they recommend and how much it is.

Welcome to BP Raymond and thank you so much for your service, I am glad your intro made it this time! I left the Air Force last summer to pursue other opportunities but loved my time in the service. I am very glad you found BP and have realized how great a resource it is. The best resource on BiggerPockets are the members, and the willingness to help each other. Please let me know if there is anything I can do or any questions I can answer (I am no know it all but I am confident the BP community can answer any real estate question you can think of).

Good luck Sir!

Rob K, almost spilled my coffee! I am pretty sure the U is not supposed to be in the name, but maybe I am wrong.

As for the topic at hand, I think there is a correlation with both location and the condition of the property. I believe higher quality tenants will first seek great locations (safe, good schools) and then properties that are in good condition. Finally, they will seek the amenities they would like. While all of these things might help your chances of finding solid tenants, there are bad tenants in every price range, and every neighborhood, so screening is always incredibly important.

Welcome to BP Blake! I just transitioned out of the military last summer myself. Thanks for your service.