All Forum Posts by: Dahsiem Baylor

Hello Everyone.  

I'm a newly licensed agent in the Greater Tampa area. I am just wondering, how would a new agent go about finding investor clients to work with? I know it is a little different from working with traditional home buyers. But I am up for the challenge and would love for someone to take a chance. Since I have been licensed, other agents have been telling me to not deal with investors. That makes me want to even more. Any advice would be great. Thank you. 

 Good afternoon Adam,

I am also new to the area. I just submitted my application for licensure, and will be scheduling my state exam immediately upon approval. Once licensed I would love to grab a drink and talk about anything real estate related.  gimme a shout if that's something you would be interested in. 

Happy Sunday everyone,

I recently passed my pre-license exam and am studying to take my state exam. I was wondering, is it a good idea to find a local brokerage to activate my license and start my career? or is it better/worse to go with a web based platform like REALbrokerage in this age of internet? 

The person who has helped me along the way with this new career works for an online brokerage and she loves it. But she has previous experience with the industry. Im a little apprehensive going the online route. what would training be like? how would I be able to connect with other agents to get insight on things?  i have read about several online brokerages and they seem great. But would a brick and mortar brokerage be a better start for a new agent with no experience? I  don't know what to think. any feedback would be greatly appreciated. 

 I used aceable agent. Just passed the pre-license course and am sending in my application on Monday. I woud also advise using florida cram slam for study and practice before the state exam. good luck

What's up Jonathan, I'm not a professional, yet. But i will say this, the dude in jail really doesn't have any other options. He either gets some money for it, or loses it to the county for unpaid taxes. Since he's in jail, don't worry about visits from his former clientele, they will stay far away from there. I also believe you can get a great deal. I would advise against going to the jail yourself. Send a lawyer to talk to him about the property. That way you keep everything legal, and avoid being directly involved with him yourself.

Hope he sells it to you. good luck.  

Hey Jonah, 

I just finished Aceable online. I'm not sure if it's available in Arizona. You'll have to check that out. But, It is completely online and the course is actually fun and in depth. I'm in Florida so it was 19 levels and each level had a different amount of chapters. Hope this helped. Good luck buddy. 

Hello John,  

I don't know how much this will help you but from a tenant POV Rent Redi is amazing. We've been using it since we moved into our rental here in florida and it made the entire process easy. We were in Florida when we found this place but Rent Redi allowed us to do everything we needed to do from New Jersey On my cell phone while i was at work to secure the property. As a tenant, it helps so much with paying rent, scheduling maintenance, and uploading documents and pictures if needed. I don't know how the user experience is for landlords, but it should make your tenants lives easier. Hope this helped a little bit.  

Looking to get my first income property. I will be coming into some money from a lawsuit and started looking into ways to invest in real estate. I came across an article i found on google that was talking about FHA loans. Would an FHA loan be a good idea to secure a multifamily income proprty? What are some of the pros and cons of getting an FHA loan? Will it effect future purchases? I'm fully aware that with an FHA loan the property has to be owner occupied. That's not a problem for the first purchase. I'm just trying to get some insight as to what the overall outcome could be. I'm looking to use the FHA loan to secure the first property, then after refinancing, secure a second one with a traditional loan. Any advice for this rookie would be gretly appreciated.

I am a convicted felon in nj. Although my conviction was in 2003 ( which i served 5 1/2 yrs in prison and 5 yrs on parole after release) it seems like i'm always going to be a covicted felon. My current job is telecommunications technician. My current employer didn't seem to be bothered by my conviction. I have remained out of trouble for the last 11 years since my release and am looking to switch careers because of a car accident and subsequent injury. 17 years have past since my conviction and 11 since my release. I finished parole 6 years ago. 

so my question is this:  Before i spend money on an education and real estate licensure, is there any way for me to be denied on the basis of that felony. 

I've never denied who i am or what i did. I always tell the truth when asked about it because now it's part of my identity. a quick google search will bring it up. But I feel like I shouldn't be limited because of something that happened so long ago.

If there is anyone from nj that can shed some light on this situation, or anyone with advice, it will be greatly appreciated.