All Forum Posts by: Paul Stagg

For me, and the advice I give my buyers: Almost everything boils down to money. Stay unemotional. I bought a house that needed the electrical panel replaced, had an HVAC system I knew was at the end of it's useful life, needed a new roof, and had a variety of other smaller issues. But it's walking distance to the beach, in a great location, and had tremendous potential as a STR (which was the primary goal) and huge upside for appreciation.

The only things I would rule out, and would advise my clients to consider walking away:  Major basement water problems, significant structural issues, and evidence that prior work was shoddy, or that work was done to cover up a bigger problem.  This is most important for anything that's a new renovation... if we find stuff on an inspection that a renovator should have caught, certainly knew about, and didn't fix correctly, it's an indicator that the entire renovation is suspect.

If you don't trust your agent, you should find another one.

Hi everyone!

I am a real estate agent and investor.  I live in Naples, FL, and own two investment properties here.  

While I call Florida home, I am originally from Baltimore, MD, and I also run a small real estate team there.  

In my free time, I'm a wine/food guy who loves to travel.  I