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All Forum Posts by: Valerie Couch

Valerie Couch has started 19 posts and replied 155 times.

Post: New Member from Denver, CO area

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

@Eric Konrad

Welcome to BP! You have joined a great forum that has plenty of knowledgeable professionals as well as educational forums and webinars.

Look forward to getting to know you!

All the best,

Val

Post: New to Northeast Ohio and to RE Investing

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

@Susan Parker

Welcome to BP! You have joined a great forum that has plenty of knowledgeable professionals as well as educational forums and webinars.

Look forward to getting to know you!  Feel free to reach out with any questions.

All the best,

Val

Post: NE Ohio Investor

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

@Matt C.

Welcome to BP!  You have joined a great forum that has plenty of knowledgeable professionals as well as educational forums and webinars.

Look forward to getting to know you!

All the best,

Val

Post: New Member from Ohio (Cuyahoga County)

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

Welcome @Taylor Erickson!  Look forward to getting to know you - feel free to reach out with any questions! 

All the best,

Val

Post: What would you do with $200k in cash?

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37
Originally posted by @Tony Kogan:

Hello BP community,

I have a questions that I am looking to get an answer to : how would you invest $200k cash in real estate in order to maximize return on investment. All input is welcome.

Thanks,

Hi Tony,

Have you considered turnkey investment in a reasonably priced market with great returns?  Generally single-family properties that are completely rehabbed, a tenant is placed and then sold to an investor with in-house full service management in place.  In most instances you don't close on the property unless there is a tenant so there is immediate cash flow. 

I'd be happy to tell you more if you would like.

Thanks.

Post: Regular Rental Inspections

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

Great suggestions, everyone.  Appreciate it very much! 

Post: Regular Rental Inspections

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

@Joseph Catalano

Thanks...It does sound like it's a good idea.  I will certainly have to pursue a little further.

Post: Regular Rental Inspections

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

@Mindy Jensen

Thanks, good advice! I'm starting to think it may not be a bad idea.

Now, to take it a step further...we are managing properties for investor owners.  Do we charge for this service?  Offer it as an election in their management agreement, they can choose to have regular inspections performed if they want?  

Post: Regular Rental Inspections

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

Curious to see if homeowners/property managers perform regular (quarterly, semi-annually, etc.) property inspections.  We used to in the past but decided it may be a little invasive to tenants so have refrained.  However, we recently had to evict a tenant and found the house in horrible condition.  Could this have been remedied sooner had we visited the property? 

Is this normal business practice for anyone?

Thanks!

Post: Aspiring newbie from south side of Chicago!

Valerie CouchPosted
  • Turnkey Provider/Agent
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 37

Greetings @Jabari Sterling and welcome to BP!  You've chosen a great forum for learning.  Best advice would be to absorb as much info here as you can...there are plenty of webinars, educational forums and of course the community knowledge with a great group of all backgrounds of real estate investing. 

Feel free to reach out with any questions - best of luck to you!