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All Forum Posts by: Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson has started 16 posts and replied 175 times.

Post: if you had $350,000 how would you leverage it ?

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54
Zero appetite for rehab. 100% about immediate cash flow.

Post: How do i serve a notice when half the people moved out?

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54
Originally posted by @Tanner Sherman:

Does your lease agreement hold the tenants individually responsible for their portion of the rent they owe or are they jointly responsible for the total rent owed to you? If it is the latter, you will be just fine by serving the one tenant remaining as he will become legally responsible for covering their portion of the rent and facing the legal proceedings on their behalf. 

Thanks for the reply. They are on the lease together. So I will just serve the one. Im going to have a process server post it on their door. They like to play games so this should help.

Any other advise with the notices in the covid era ? I'm giving notices on three properties so I can sell them.

Post: if you had $350,000 how would you leverage it ?

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54

I'm selling few properties off and that 15 percent down payment on traditional loans just seems so high. Looking on advice of how to stretch that 350k as far as possible.

Post: if yobad $350,000 how would you maximize leverage ?

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54

I don't see how to delete my post i had a typo in the subject

Post: What book has helped you the most? and why?

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54
The book of life. You learn the most from mistakes and experience.

Post: How do i serve a notice when half the people moved out?

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54

3 people signed a lease.  2 of the 3 people moved out.   1 person is left at the house who lives there.  I am using a process server to serve the 60 day notice, who do I serve?

The tenant may have told me in writing that the other people moved out, but I do not believe they did.  

Post: American Home Shield?

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54

American home shield has paid for itself. I have another post here with more details about how the service is well worth it on rental properties.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Post: How to become a Property Manager

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54
Originally posted by @William Joseph:

@Philip Johnson

Conceptually, it is pretty easy to start a management company. There is probably a market too for a small manager who will devote lots of time to small portfolio or individual property. Getting the clients in the beginning is the hardest part. My advice to you would be (1) Start a separate LLC, (2) Get a GL policy for that LLC, (3) Get a management platform - I use Buildium, (4) don't co-mingle client's funds,and (5) be transparent with your client on all invoices and work orders. The rest will come to you. Best of luck!

Thanks for the advice! Luckily your first few steps are much cheaper here than they were in California where I just transplanted from. 


I'll check out Buildium, how does it compare to Appfolio?  Do all of these have monthly fees, or are they based on the number of accounts you have? 

Post: How to become a Property Manager

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54
Originally posted by @Marc Winter:

@Philip Johnson, that 'start now and worry about the details later' is a recipe for disaster.  Do your own research, speak with other property managers, real estate brokers, attorneys.  Read your state's real estate and property management guidelines.  Get the facts.  Do yourself a favor and get the details FIRST.

 Thanks, but I prefer my philosophy.  If I took your recommended approach of over-worrying about details to investing in real estate, I would have zero properties, and would still be lost in the weeds.  I would prefer to be thrown into a pool and learn how to swim, then to be taught how to swim and put my life on hold.  More people would have businesses if they just started one, and then refined and become more legitimate as they went along.  Why invest 100's of hours in something if 90% of businesses fail within the first year?  Better to try it, then get your ducks in a row if you like it, and actually get business. If there's a way to legitimately be a co-manager, why not do that first? I live life on the wild side, for example, I go outside without a mask on.  

Post: How to become a Property Manager

Philip JohnsonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Hartford. CT
  • Posts 178
  • Votes 54
Originally posted by @Kenny Dahill:

@Michael J Ralph, I believe 47 states require some type of license: PM, realtor, broker.  Research your state requirements.

@John Underwood had a great suggestion as well.  It's a quasi-loop hole but a lot of people do this.  You can also consider being a co-manager with landlords, in most states you only need a license to discuss rates & terms.  So leave that to the landlords and then you handle all the tenant screening, maintenance requests and rent collection.

Kenny, thanks for the post. Can you please elaborate a little bit on this, I'm in the state of Connecticut. I have six years of PM experience and see no reason to put my business idea on hold, I would prefer to start now and worry about the details later.  How do I become a "Co-manager"... ??? TY !!! Any ideas on where to look for restrictions on this in the state of CT?