All Forum Posts by: Brian Phelt

Please send me a PM and I would be happy to send you a number.  Thank you.

Hello Brent,

Welcome to BP and congrats on your commission!  Don't feel overwhelmed as there are plenty of people here to assist you.  Tyler's post has a lot of valuable information.  I would add that the tax rate is usually between 2.7-2.8% of the assessed value so be sure to use that in your calculations.  Please feel free to reach out with any questions, and I wish you the best as you go forward.

Hello John,

We use Appfolio as well and it's great.  Like others have mentioned, you will be paying more per door than other softwares out there (initially).  This is not a bad thing if you plan to scale over time as indicated.  If not, I would recommend Buildium, as they are almost identical to Appfolio but offer two pricing tiers.   Feel free to reach if you have any questions.

Best of luck.

Welcome to Texas.  Reach out if you are ever here in San Antonio and want to talk Real Estate. 

Hello Steve, Glad you are here, and also glad you have decided to not give up on your passion. I don't know if you have sought any help for the credit issue, but I have a company I work with that is locally owned to assist my clients when they need to repair their credit. If you would like their info, please feel free to send me a PM. Best of luck as you move forward.

Hello Tyler, Welcome to BP and congrats on your decision to make a change. You will find lots of useful information here so take the time to read as much as you can and never hesitate to ask a question. I'm sure you will get many responses to this post from our great community here in San Antonio. Feel free to reach out when you arrive if you would like to grab coffee/lunch and talk about the market. Have a great day.

You're welcome sir.  Message has been sent.

Brian,

Take a look at buildium as well.   They are very similar to AppFolio but they do have a tiered system that has a lower cost of entry.  If we had not chosen AppFolio, this is the software we would have gone with.

William,

I will PM you the name of the guy we use on the properties we manage.

Appfolio is good if you are managing close to 100 doors or more, or have plans to scale to that size.  Below that number doesn't usually justify the cost.  But the system is easy to use and doesn't nickel and dime you ( free training, unlimited users, etc)