All Forum Posts by: Chris Berry

I don't invest in that area, but I can give you my experience of a new built to rent house in Milton FL.  I wish I did more research of the area prior to purchase.  In my mind it was close to Pensacola, and it was a brand-new build and should have no problems renting out.  3 years later after working with an experienced investor/agent have had nothing but headaches.  I found out that this was actually not an ideal location, and it has been impossible to rent.  I have had turnover after a little over a year with a tenant, followed by difficulty getting it rented out the second time.  The second tenant stopped paying and it took me 4 months to get them evicted and more turnaround cost.  I have tried with no luck since February to sell or rent the property.  I would suggest getting someone very familiar with the area and not think its a good deal just because its a brand new build.

I would suggest talking to other people flipping properties in the area and ask them for recommendations on investor friendly contractors.  I found one and asked them to walk a few properties with me for agreed price of 150 a walk thru for his time.  I just completed our first flip with them, and now have his spreadsheet with the exact costs of the entire job.  It grew substantially from the first quote.  I feel like now I could use this to get an estimate walking a property without him.  If the deal looks like it makes sense, I will have him walk the property and get an official quote.

The 1 inch drop was measured from the inside.  They do not believe it was caused by any sort of soil issue.  They believe it is natural settling from the weight of the kitchen sitting on the floor.  The contractor said he could either Jack the beam that has settled or just fur the interior flooring.  The 1st crawl space company came in and said they are not concerned at all and would recommend fixing the floor from the interior.  The 2nd opinion agreed it is settling and gave a quote for either reinforcement so it will not settle further or jack up to bring level, which could shift the drywall.  I want to do what is safe and best for the house moving forward.  I'm also not a system matter expert and don't want someone trying to sell me something that is not really needed.  The feeling I get it's natural settling for a 50-year-old house, and I should fur the interior flooring.

I have had two opinions when company went in crawl space for foundation settling in the kitchen on 1969 built house.   The floor has settled over time 1 inch over a 10 ft span.  Trying to figure out if this is natural settling or we should provide reinforcement to the beam to prevent further settling.  Thanks for the input. 

Good afternoon,

I just finished evicting a tenant in Milton Fl.  There is a substantial amount of back rent and damage to the property.  I was looking for a good lawyer to help with this judgement.  Thanks.

How's it going.   I've currently invested in all buy and hold.  Looking to start flipping in Virginia Beach area.  Wanted to see if anyone knew of any wholesalers or people that could help find off market deals.

How's it going. I'm new to the area and looking to start investing in the area with BRRR or flipping. Currently have been doing buy and hold in NY and FL and looking to expand to this. Looking to see if there are any good meetups in the area, and/or some advice for getting started in this area.

Looking to see if anyone has had any luck with plumbers in shirley/mastic area.

How's it going?  I was seeing if anyone can recommend any good handyman in the mastic/shirley area?

How's it going.   I'm new to the area and was seeing if anyone has a reliable handy man in the Milton fl area?