All Forum Posts by: Napoleon DeCiutiis

Looking for an experienced realator that works with short term rentals as well as owns a few themsevles in the Orlando area.  Drop your information in the chat and I’ll reach out to you.  Thanks fo the help!

Anyone know a good RE Agent Coach to help me get from point A to Z must faster than the basic training and crash course I’m already getting as a agent?

Hi,
I’m coming to SLU this fall for my master's and am landing on the 20th of July. I wanted to secure a place beforehand and I found a place on Facebook Marketplace. I signed the lease and paid 3 months' advance rent and now the landlord is asking me to send 2 more month’s advance.

I have a feeling that I have been scammed because the owner made an excuse to not meet me when I land and is hellbent on the advance payment. I contacted a realtor and he said I have been scammed.

I just called the landlord and he hung up and blocked me when I asked for a refund. 
Now what should I do? Should I report to the police or what?

TIA

Good Morning,

My name is Ben Adamo and I currently have a few long term rentals up in the Northeast. I am coming down to the Fort Walton area for work in the next few months and will be making these trips for the next few years. I am considering purchasing a STR so I can stay there when I am down for work and then rent out when I am not. I not really know much about how short term rentals and/or how the market looks in the area for something like that. Any advise, info, points of contact would be greatly appreciated as I am trying to build out my network and would like to meet and potentially look at places while I am down there during July/August timeframe. Thank you all in advance!

Being that n.j. is not a investor friendly state I decided to start looking in Greensboro n.c. how can I start building a team out of state while I am still in the of   process finding a financial parter or trying to find a seller finance deal out of state 

Hi BP. I'm a beginner who hasn't done a deal yet. I'm looking for opinions on investing out of state for my first property. Ideally, would like to start out with something local to me. But, home prices are relatively high near me (Long Island, NY) and I know there are cheaper options elsewhere. Would attempting an out of state deal for a first-timer likely be a mistake? Thanks!

My wife are in our mid twenties. We don't have kids yet, but plan to eventually. The most important things to us are family and being good people. Both of us work full-time corporate jobs in the bay area, and neither of us are passionate about those jobs. Whenever I have been asked what my dream job is, my answer is that the profession actually doesn't matter much to me. Work is work. My dream job is whatever will give me access to my time and pay well enough that I can do the things that I love - spending time with my family, being a good dad (when the time comes), traveling, surfing, boating, etc. I have always been fascinated by real estate and believe it could be the key to reaching my "career goal" of having time and resources to do what I truly enjoy. I would love to quit my job and run a family RE investment company.

As far as experience goes, we don't have any yet. We are living in San Jose, renting out the basement apartment from family (for an affordable price) while we save up. We would like to stay in the area if possible, but sticker shock is real and the bay area is not cheap. We have been reading books, taking udemy courses, and listening to the BP podcast. We've talked with friends and family that have been involved in real estate deals and we participate lightly in the forums here, just trying to learn whatever we can. The common reply to our posts is "well, what are your goals," or "what type of real estate do you want to be involved in?" Those are tough questions to answer. I mean, the first step is probably to buy a starter home and house hack. Thinking longer-term, I know I want to buy and hold, and I like multifamily, although multifamily is a loaded word - there is a big difference between a duplex and a 150-door syndication. Long-distance small multifamily BRRRR is intriguing to me, although I'm not sure where. I have also considered joining a coaching group that would give us access to passive deals, introduce us to other investors, and teach us how to underwrite big apartment buildings.

I am writing this post because I need some direction, and I'd like to see what others in the biggerpockets community might recommend based on their own experience and the information I've provided. Please do not comment if you are just a real estate agent looking to win a new client. I am looking for genuine advice.

Hello All!

Its no surprise to anyone familiar with homeowners insurance in Florida that it is crazy expensive. We just took an $1,129.69 increase from our insurance company for an STR in Navarre, FL. Does anyone in the Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Navarre, Gulf Breeze area have any recommendations on good affordable insurance providers? Thanks in advance!!