All Forum Posts by: Thomas Shanley
Thomas Shanley has started 2 posts and replied 6 times.
Post: September 23rd, 2015 Meetup in Manhattan- Residential Leases

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Count me in. Looking forward to going to my first meetup.
Post: Questions from a General Contractor

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Cagney,
Thanks for the encouragement and advice.
Post: Questions from a General Contractor

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Thank you for the suggestions. Going to try BP marketplace and look for other websites.
Post: Questions from a General Contractor

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Art,
What I meant by that was we have encountered many situations where homeowners are constantly changing their minds throughout the renovation or building process. Then you are submitting change orders, etc. Nothing wrong with that but it can a more time consuming process.
The main thing I was thinking of is that by working with investors you have constant flow of work that is similar. An example is someone renovating a small apartment complex, each apartment would look similar, making it an easier and more straightforward job.
Post: Questions from a General Contractor

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Hi all,
I think this is the right forum for this question. My father runs a general contracting company mainly focused on commercial properties but has done a lot of residential as well, from renovations to build outs.
I was wondering what do you think are some good ways to market our services to investors. Working with homeowners I believe is harder than investors due to the fact that with homeowners decisions are driven more by emotional than numbers.
Looking to expand our services to individuals that fix and flip as well as larger commercial investors.
Wondering what do you like to see with a general contractor.
-Thanks,
Tom
Post: New Member from New York

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My name is Thomas Shanley and I am from the tri state area in New York. I am in my late twenties, previously I was in investment banking and recently just bought into my first franchise. In order to buy the franchise I raised money from investors through a limited partnership so I have a good understanding of how to raise money. Also at my last firm I worked in the venture capital division and was raising money from high net worth individuals and institutions.
I have been looking to get into real estate investing for sometime, looking at commercial . My goal is buy and hold and to acquire multi family and apartment buildings and build a real estate empire.
BP is great I have been reading through all the forums and listening to the podcasts.
In addition to my background my father also owns a reputable general contracting firm, mainly focuses on commercial projects at the moment but has done residential as well.
So i think I have a good background to succeed in real estate investing
Thanks,
Tom