BP Property Manager Finder

[William R Bebout Jr]

I just met with Jake regarding joining the new BP Property Manager finder/connection tool. I consider myself small potatoes in terms of property management: I just got my first two units in March and I am technically a property manager in that I am managing my properties that I bought; I haven't yet worked with clients or made business arrangements outside of my own interests. I'm still in early days of building up my business (and my experience... and my confidence), but I think I would be a good property manager if I were to scale. I think there is great opportunity to be a good property manager in my area, but my question to the community is: would it be a good idea for me, inexperienced but wanting to do a good job for my fellow investors, to get onboard with the Property Manager Finder? Or would it be jumping into the deep end prematurely? i.e. what don't I know about managing a property management company that should give me pause about this?

[Scott Trench]

Hi @William R Bebout Jr - I think that if you are brand new, the PM finder on BiggerPockets would not be a good fit for you. We want to make sure investors have a great experience with experienced professionals. I'd suggest instead that you build your network one connection at a time, and/or consider working for an experienced property manager in the meantime! 

Maybe come back in a year or two as your operation has scaled. 

If you are interested, however, and are willing to communicate to landlords that you are new, but worth taking a shot on with some portion of their portfolios, maybe willing to compete on trust and earn into larger portfolios or bigger fees over time, you may consider reaching out to the team here at BP, and maybe there is a way to let those investors who are looking to support a new and up and coming business work with you.