All Forum Posts by: Mason Hickman

Don’t always trust the current landlord; they may be incentivized to get rid of the tenants, especially if they are selling. They can get rid of a problem tenant and sell a vacant house, which is much more desirable.

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Cleveland, Ohio

@Belen Gamarra

Since you will be living there, I would personally want to go check out the area first to find out where you want to live. Also, it will give you an idea for the local demographics and what type of rent you can expect from each area.

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Jersey City, New Jersey

@Justin Repp

I have done numerous loans with cape cod five and they are very reputable and great to work with. They are staying aggressive on rates and keeping a lot of their loans in house right now. Happy to share any more insight but I wouldn’t hesitate to use them at all.

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Boston, Massachusetts

@Kyler J Sloan

I think carpets make it worse but with furniture, bedding, etc. there is still plenty of items to gather smells. The rules may say Fido can’t go on the couch but if nobody is there to police it…..

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@Hunter Jay Mccleskey - I suppose I have a different viewpoint since I am a part time agent and have a W2 primarily supporting me, however I understand investors like to search large geographical areas, maybe a 45 mile radius. Personally, I know my market well and the surrounding towns, however I honestly do not know the other markets to the same extent. It takes a lot of time and research to fully learn each market, it could be a couple hundreds of hours of work.

As an investor myself, I get that they hunt the deal and sometimes that is out of my radius. Also, I prefer my clients work with an expert in that market so they get the best deal. In any event, I don't expect my clients to sign an exclusivity agreement. I know at the end of the day, the value will be returned to me that I provided to that client, maybe not directly but indirectly for sure.

I combat this by just saying Barnstable County or if it is a specific town/area. I get it if people want to shop in Worcerster and Cape Cod and need two agents.

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Atlanta, Georgia

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Quote from @Mason Hickman:

@Michael Wyatt

Check the events page here on BP and also check out meetup.com.

I run one down on Cape Cod but it may be a bit of a haul for you.

Thanks man. Meetup is tough to navigate so far, seems either like a lot of spam or online only workshops. What part of the Cape?

Sandwich is where we met last month and will be meeting on 9/21. It's good for the south shore folks!

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Boston, Massachusetts

@Michael Wyatt

Check the events page here on BP and also check out meetup.com.

I run one down on Cape Cod but it may be a bit of a haul for you.

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Boston, Massachusetts

@Andre Lewis

For Zillow, you go in and claim the house and can make edits. I guess I am curious why you care if you have already purchased the property?

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Little Rock, Arkansas

@Javier Emilio Tirado

I think what the STR track record buys is a lot of confidence in the next buyer. That's always the big concern, especially among new buyers to the area: "what will I really take in for revenue?" Being able to point to an actual track record quells this fear.

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