All Forum Posts by: Chris Platt

Name: Chris Platt

Current location: Overland Park, KS

Location investing in: Johnson County, KS

Investing strategies I’m pursuing: Fix and flip

The resource I have the most to offer right now (time, money, knowledge/experience) is: Time, project management experience

Some strengths I can offer this partnership: Background in project management, residential construction, and engineering

The resource I am looking for in a PARTNER right now (time, money, knowledge/experience) is: money, experience with wholesaler and private lenders

I am seeking a real estate partnership because I need: connections to wholesalers and hard money lenders/private lenders

My current level of experience with real estate investing includes: 1 single family rental

5 years down the road, I expect that real estate investing will have helped me achieve: 5 long term rentals, 10 fix and flip properties

I'm looking to serve as the project manager on our fix and flip properties. I enjoy working in construction and managing the project to drive value.

Hi Khalid. Welcome to BP and to Kansas City. It'd be great to touch base to learn more about your investing background and your Kansas City project. Just sent a PM. Hope to talk soon.

Hi John, Welcome to BP! Just sent a PM. It’d be great to connect!

Hi Sagar, Welcome to BP. I’m a relatively new investor in Johnson County KS looking to expand my portfolio in the next year. Just sent a PM. It'd be great to connect and discuss opportunities in Johnson County. 

Hi Craig, Welcome to BP. I’m a relatively new investor looking to expand my portfolio in Johnson County, KS. Just sent you a PM. It would be great to connect. 

Hi Keenan, Welcome to BP! Just sent you a PM as well. It would be great to connect!

Hi Brent- I’m also a KC real estate investor and relatively new to BP. I’ve been attending a few meetings with Mid America Association of Real Estate Investors (MAREI) and I’m looking for other groups as well to grow my network. 

Hi Justin- Welcome to BP! I’m a new investor as well but happy to help in any way I can. 

Hi All, I’m just starting out and, following the advice of a mentor, I’m trying to find an attorney who deals with real estate transactions and issues. I’ve reached out to a few attorneys and set up a few introduction calls, all of which have been “free initial consultations”. I don’t have any specific issue to deal with at this time, but I want to get to know the attorney and their experience and skill set. I can learn a lot more about a firm talking with someone on the phone than I can by going through a website. I reached out to one today and got a response that seemed like a canned response asking for my name, company info, etc, in order to set up the initial consultation. Fine, no problem. At the bottom of the email it says there’s a $250 upfront fee for the consultation. I’m not out to waste anyone’s time, and I realize that’s probably about right for an hour of an attorney’s time in my area, but I’m just looking for a bit more info on the attorney’s background to see if it’s a good fit. I’m not specifically looking for legal advice at this point in time, and when that time comes I’m more than happy to pay for legal services.

Am I being unreasonable, or is that a little much for an initial phone call? Should I clarify that I just want to have a quick discussion about the attorney’s background and expertise? Is this standard practice in the legal field? Am I potentially missing out on a stellar lawyer because I think paying that much for an initial call is unreasonable?