All Forum Posts by: Cody Z.

I don't think it's relevant. He made BP a ton of money through books, event appearances, etc. He was a Real Estate Agent when he was interviewed on the show, and while he built other businesses they were rarely ever plugged. He's an entrepreneur, not an employee. The value he brought as a Host was in a large part because of those businesses.

Just because he had them is not evidence of anything other than he had them. I think he always kept his head above board and put BP first while on their Platforms.

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@Derrick Quals to be honest, given how much David Greene has contributed to BP, how hard he worked for them and the community, I gotta say it was pretty unprofessional and wrong to send them out the way they did…just totally uncool. I wish I could say I don’t see BiggerPockets as an organization in a more negative light now, but I do.

 Yes, there is no telling on what happened behind closed doors regarding David and Rob leaving, but David expressed that he wanted to have more control on who they interviewed. I'm sure David will be able to focus more on taking his podcast interviews in a different direction like Brandon did when he left. Business is business at the end of the day. I still listen to all 4 hosts anyways, wherever they go. They always have great input and knowledge that they share.

 Doesn't David Greene have a Mortgage Brokerage, Real Estate Brokerage, Spartan "Mastermind Program" and books to sell?  Hard to be a neutral podcast host on BP Platform when you have conflict of interest pretty much on every advertiser, service provider, etc.

I don't think David ever gave advice with the intention to mislead investors or to profit off of bad information. 

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I think this is an accurate take. The OG Podcast was the "one-stop shop" and focused on what folks were coming for - actionable and relatable real estate advice and stories.

There is such a thing as too much of a good thing and the current BP environment is evidence of that.

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Couldn't agree more. David will be missed!

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@Peter Jin I hear you, for all the same reasons. The Josh Dorkin/Brandon Turner & early Brandon Turner/David Greene episodes were the best…realistic portfolios held by everyday people and deep dives into 2 or 3 or sometimes more of the properties, that kept me listening.

The Josh/Brandon era was definitely top tier, but I think it was also a different time in Real Estate investing and what content was available online about it.

Seems like out of no-where that BP has replaced David and Rob on the OG Podcast.

Dave Meyers thanks David for his contribution in about a sentence and doesn't even mention Rob.

No exit Podcast which tells me that it wasn't super amicable. Anyone know what the deal is? 

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Given the audience I'm not surprised.

 Thanks for your feedback, Jon. What markets do you operate in?

Ryan,

Thanks for providing this insight. I agree with a lot of the points that you made and while I know it's late to the party as many have already leveraged the COVID boom into managing others, I feel like a lot of folks will be changing managers this year due to poor performance from under-skilled or stagnant managers who set it and forgot it.

I think two tiers of services to offer flexibility to the owner is a good idea and makes sense.

A few more questions for discussion...

What do you, or anyone else reading on the thread, do when a potential client has a property that needs decor work before listing?

For example, I have a potential client that has decent unit with a solid location but the decor/furnishings remind of a frat boy out of college meets IKEA/Amazon.

A unit like this will suffer from poor design and the reviews will show as well which I do not want affecting my reputation or Super Host status.

Do I just decline taking them on if they are not willing to work on it? I assume so but would love some opinions on how you handle this!

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It's not how much you pay, but how much you net. This seems to be a very difficult concept to comprehend.

Property Managers are not an off-the-rack commodity that perform equally. 

Collin,

Well said and I echo the same sentiment. Performance in rental management is the key piece of the puzzle.

Any other insights on what you've learned managing short term rentals for others in the Smokies?

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Personally, I would say that anything more than ~22% is a little steep...

Hey Kiki,

Thanks for your thoughts and I think everyone is entitled to their opinion. I do believe that it is different for everyone depending on their goals, needs and the quality of the services provided.

Do you have any other insights on what you do for your clients or if there is a part of your core service that you think is most valuable in your offering?