All Forum Posts by: Linval T.

@Darrick Antell Jr.

It's good to see another technologist joining the BP family to work on projects/platforms that will make our REI lives easier. I will follow your actions to see if your products can be utilized by my company.

Welcome to the vibrant BP community. Your time here will be well spent.

Now that you have made the move, below are some links that will help you navigate the site. However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

• http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet
• Setting up Keyword Alerts
• How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets
• 25 Tips for Real Estate Success

Before your 1st purchase, please ensure you visit the below link for some tips.

http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/

eBook

http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-

community-book

Blog

Lastly, don't forget the podcasts, webinars, #askbp podcast and the blogs.

@Jordan Moorhead

Welcome to the BP community. Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged.

• http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet
• Setting up Keyword Alerts
• How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets
• 25 Tips for Real Estate Success

REI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.

http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/

However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

@Umar Baig - You asked for advice/ideas so here it is...

No investor and certainly not me would take you seriously at this juncture because of the following.

• You have only initiated one post and it has no value to the BP community.
• You don't have a picture
• I looked at your profile and there is nothing substantial about you to give me any level of confidence to do business with you.

I hope you look at my critical comments seriously and adjust accordingly, if you want to be taken seriously by the BP community.

Good luck.

@Hai G.- Good question, I use two home warranty providers to service my properties. 

I share the properties between the providers and can gauge their performance and price.

The responses are great and they cover items within the infrastructure such as AC/heater,electrical, plumbing, garage door etc.

If there is anything uncovered that needs to be fixed, my broker connects me with local handy men or professionals to take care of those issues.

One of the providers, https://www.ahs.com/ charges $75 per call. 

I find it to be a very economical and efficient way of dealing with issues as reported by my tenants.

Below is an old post from Jun 05 '07

Originally posted by @Jon Holdman:

So, I was listening to a podcast the other day and the speaker was talking about when he started out. He put up some signs, and got a call. The caller said he had a property and wanted to meet the speaker at the property. The speaker arrived at the property expecting a good deal. The caller said "Hi, I'm from code enforcement..."

So, the bottom line is be careful of those bandit signs!

@Jerry Powers

 Welcome to BP active status. You are multi talented, certainly have a lot to offer and share with the group.

We look forward to your insight and interactions. 

Good luck on your REI journey.

@Lonnie Coaxum

Welcome to the BP community. Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged.

• http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet
• Setting up Keyword Alerts
• How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets
• 25 Tips for Real Estate Success

REI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.

http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/

However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

@Ryan Brantley - You are welcome. They are doing fine and thanks for asking. Actually, I am in the midst of adding another one in a partnership with four friends.

I have no regrets about my selections and the tenants are fantastic.

The tenants pay online and one of the things that helped is the fact that I have home warranty contracts setup. So, in the event of any internal plumbing, electrical, garage door issues etc. They are taken care of readily. If there is any major work needed outside the scope of my warranty providers' contracts, my broker helps me with local personnel referrals to take care of those issues promptly.

So, being in New York is no road block to the maintenance of the properties.

Frankly, If I had to retrace my steps, the same acquisition and maintenance methods would be utilized.

@Arnie Guida - Great PM forethought. My reasoning is similar to yours, in that they were most likely installed simultaneously. So, they are near or at their end of life.

You got a warning with the single leak, that there might be more trouble ahead with the others.

Yes, I will be proactive and do the changeout now.

Good luck.

I agree, access from the master is much better!