All Forum Posts by: Shawn McCormick

@Brian Perez, I see you are in Orlando. I would definitely look into joing the local chapter of the National REIA (CFRI=Central Florida Realty Investors). There are almost two dozens meetings a month on all things RE investing with sub groups on specific niches and then some members even have their own meet ups. You will be able to even find mentors there if you want. The Monthly general meeting is coming up soon.

What are you looking to do? Flip, buy and hold, tax deeds, notes, private lender....?

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@Ryan Cavasin HBI (Harding Bell International) is the biggest and best in Florida. We have so much international business here and they focus solely on that. Hope this helps. Good luck

@Brendan Chetuck Welcome, almost, to the sunshine state! I see you are an agent, so you probably have all that covered, but if you need help with understanding neighborhoods or areas of town that might be a good fit for your personal home and/or investment homes, I'm here for you. 

I would also look into joining CFRI the local chapter for the National REIA. Its a great club with hundreds of active members to help direct you with our market and connect to pretty much anything that you will need.

Good Luck!

@Dawn Lewis What area of orlando? Are they short term (airbnb type) or long term rentals. What type of home..condo, town or single family. Most property managers like to stay within a certain radius and/or County and I want to make sure I provide the best fit for what part of town you are in.

Hi @Kenneth D'Souza looking for advice in the STR arena, or in general? Plenty of info and data on Orlando and what communities do well and ones to avoid for the STR communities. The market has shifted dramatically since this post and prices are (hopefully) at a peak, but demand is still very strong. If there are specific questions you have, lots of help from locals here in Orlando.

Hi @Christine Rodriguez What are you looking for an agent to help you with. There are extremely limited REO and short sales on the market now and wholesalers and hedge funds wind up getting most of them. Happy to see if I can provide any assistance.

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@Miguel Wilches this market is saturated with people trying to do the same as you and the prices and quality of homes have kept most out of the running. Multi-family is always in short supply in Orlando, let alone quality ones. There are plenty of value add opportunities if you are really willing to have a roommate and do improvements and then move again. I've seen many say they will and then realize its not conducive to their lifestyle or commitment level.

Are you making offers? Is your agent experienced in what you need them to be doing for you? As you say you are looking for a 'real deal', that means something different to everyone, what is in your 'buy box'? Lots of variable and not a whole lot to go on, let us know your exact parameters and we can help you more.

@Mark Long Jr and @Kimberly Elson I would suggest joining CFRI and network with tons of local investors and other trades. Membership has tons of bonuses and it cheap and lots of already established meetings all month. From there, many members do form their own meet ups based on location as most of us like to stay closer to home.

Hope this helps, good luck.