All Forum Posts by: Corinne Ulloa

 Thanks for the input and good luck wishes! I had planned to also leave a physical key in a lockbox, as a last resort, to be a step ahead of technical issues that will inevitably occur.

Thanks again!

Corinne

 Thanks, Brandon! I'll be happy to let you know once we start killing it!

Thanks for the recommendation! I ran across the term "Z-Wave" a couple of times while researching but didn't look into what it means. I quickly Googled and see that it's a more secure and reliable form of "Wi-Fi". Noted and taken into consideration!

Thanks,

Corinne

 Hi Brandon!

Sorry for the less than prompt reply! We ultimately ended up moving forward an closed on the house. So many, many lessons learned though.

Thanks for providing your take on the situation!

Corinne

How goes it?!

My hubby and I just closed on our first investment property that we intend to deploy as a STR. I have been doing some research on smart locks that are integrated with the major platforms. A few, listed below, have continuously come up and are our top contenders.

Now, the bigger even more important question is...What does the BP STR community recommend?

Yale Assure 2 (Wi-Fi & Bluetooth-enabled)

August Smart lock (Wi-Fi & Bluetooth-enabled)

Schlage Encode Smart (Wi-Fi & Bluetooth-enabled)

Thanks in advance!

Corinne

 Hello @Ika Sargeant,

Thanks for clearing up that another contract could have been submitted. I have ultimately decided to move forward for the very reason that you have stated. The property should appreciate well and should almost 2x the PITI so all will work its way out. I had to take a step back and separate the numbers from how I was feeling about my realtor. In the end, its the numbers that do not lie and try to gaslight you.

Thanks!!

Yes. I did make a mistake - I didn't review the document that I was signing. I have now come to accept this as a 4k lesson learned on the importance of reviewing what you are signing.

Thanks,

Corinne

@Chris Seveney

Thanks for the input! I wasn't aware of the 7 day clause but I had already made up my mind that I was not happy with how things were going with my agent and that this would be the last purchase I'd be working with her. SMH.

Hello @Erin Church,

My agent, after she agreed that she could have made a mistake, in, let her tell it, her desire to be transparent explained to me that she was part of a team and that her team gets 50% off the top of the 2.5% buyer commission and she gets the remainder. She stated that she wasn't making any money on the deal because of her commission structure and the fact that she driven so many miles by taking us to so many properties this year (by my count, she accompanied us to 7 properties over 6-months). While it stings, you are exactly correct that we should have been checking the numbers before we signed. 

I like your way of looking at it from the standpoint of education because it's the advice that I would have given since I like to look at the glass as half full.

Thanks for your time and empathy for the situation that I have put myself in. All things withstanding, one thing is for sure, I will be looking for a new agent for my next deal.

Thanks again!

 Hello @Jacob St. Martin, thanks for your time! The contract appears to read like that. It sounds to me that it would all depend on the seller's appetite for court and legal fees.