All Forum Posts by: Robert Syfert

Hi @Anthony Papagni,

Wholesaling in not illegal in Florida. You will see many opinions on wholesaling in Bigger Pockets, but most of them are based on investors doing deceptive marketing techniques. If you follow reputable guidelines for wholesale marketing and agreements, you can have an active and thriving wholesale business like we have in Florida.

Just to let you know we are kindred spirits. I started in Michigan with turnkey investing and moved to Tampa to expand the business. We still have a full team in Michigan, but I am in Florida like you. If I can ever be of help just let me know.

Robert

Thanks @Adrian Orgill and @Lindsay Stewart for the recommendation. 

Hi @Josh Walker, we have handled hundreds of turnkey properties in the Metro Detroit area and would love to answer any questions you may have. 

Robert

we use this system to mail for all our vacant houses in Multiple markets and close deals every month with it, we all use the cash buyers side to market our turnkey and wholesale deals to currently active buyers that we can update anytime we want. My whole sales staff has to go through the SMART academy classes before they can get on the phone with sellers or buyers, been a real game changer for us as we continue to grow and expand as a result of the great systems and training!

@Lee S.

Keep in mind Podio is a framework, not a out-of-the-box solution. You have to build out Podio to match your needs and then automate it typically using Globiflow and Zapier. Because as you say your not too savvy, then you will need to decide to either hire someone to help build out your needs, or take some time to learn how to build out Podio yourself or look at a more out of the box solution. If you want to hire someone to help you build out your Podio send me a private message and I can send over some information on that path as we have a team that can assist.

Hi @Lee S.

Typically your script would be part of the lead app. What I mean by that is you would setup each of your questions as an individual field in the app. You can also use the help text for each question if you want to put the whole question there and just a reference text for the actual field name.

Most investors podio setups include a buyer and seller app that includes the questions that help determine motivation and record preferences for future interactions.

Hi @Account Closed

Welcome to BP! Have you ever considered turnkey investments? We specialize in turnkey investments and property management in the Detroit area, so if you have any questions just let us know.

Hi @Ken Singh

We are a huge fan of the Detroit area. That said, with any investment there are good and poor opportunities block-to-block, house-to-house. It is really important to have a great team in the area. We specialize in turnkey investments and property management, so if you have any questions just let us know.

One thing to add to this conversation many services described actually use Podio and third party tools for their backend info-structure. They are simply a central user interface to manage what is essentially third party api connections to these tools in the background. 

Depending on your needs one of the out-of-the-box solutions may be the best solution, as this central interface by it's nature is going to be more user friendly, but for others who have needs that do not fit into that box they may prefer the adaptability of the combination of Podio and third party tools such as Zapier.

I would respectfully disagree with the statement that Podio is limited because it needs third party tools. The ability to use third party tools is the exact reason Podio is so dynamic. This open ability allows almost anything to be created, in any industry. Keep in mind Podio is not build for real estate investing. It is a framework that you can create apps for to fit any industry.

I would add that our Podio handles calltracking, texting, broadcast texting, direct to voicemail, etc. True it interacts with third party tools behind the scenes to do these features, but to our staff it is all managed seamlessly within podio.

There will never be one solution that fits every investor. What you should do is look at the feature set of all the possible solutions and then decide if they fit your business processes. If not and your business can justify the development time then the combination of Podio, Globiflow and Zapier can be designed to match your exact needs.

Hi @Lauren Reed

You will find great people and information in the Bigger Pockets community. We specialize in turnkey investments and property management, so if you have any questions in that area just let us know.

Hello @Jonathan MacMillan

We are a huge fan of the Detroit area. That said, with any investment there are good and poor opportunities block-to-block, house-to-house. It is really important to have a great team that you can trust in the area. We specialize in turnkey investments and property management, so if you have any questions just let us know.