All Forum Posts by: Elenis Camargo

@Account Closed Have you thought of reaching out to the listing agents for the properties that you like on your own, instead of going through a realtor? Realtors are supposed to be there to help you but if you can't find a good one, it could work in your favor to work directly with the listing agent and have them represent you for the deal. They would get double commission so they would be more willing to help out. I have found all properties myself and sent them to my realtor to go see them for me. I have to do it this way because I live out of state and I trust my realtor as she's a long time friend. But if I lived in the area, I'd just go straight to the listing agent and go see the property with them and try to get a better deal. They are more likely to push for your deal due to their double commission. Just a thought!

Hi BP! I am a Florida native currently living in New York. I plan on moving back in a few years and want to have my broker's license so that I can have my own property management company. I have my own rentals in Florida that I self manage from here. I was reading online and it seems that I can take the Florida RE broker's exam without being a current resident. I wanted to avoid having to hang my license for 2 years while I'm there and instead already have an active license once I move. Just wanted to see if anyone here has done this before! Thanks!

Thanks @Kelly Iannone! Yes, I'll just have her remove the screens and add it to the walk through inspection.

@Thomas S. The mom is the cosigner on the lease since her son and the friend are both 18 years old. The two boys have never replied to any of my emails but she's been on top of replying and set up the account to pay the monthly rent automatically. I'm sure once she leaves this weekend back up north I'll get less calls but I do want to make sure she's on top of payments! 

@Christian Montalvo Thanks! I agree. I could get the things fixed little by little. At least the ones that make sense.

@Frank Wolter Agreed on the screens! I've always purchased my own screens so if it's something they want, it's cheap for them to get on their own. Thanks for your input.

Okay thanks for everyone's input. I was just giving an example of the windows because I did not remember exactly what she wrote on the email. I went back to check and the windows having trouble opening was NOT a problem. One of the problems was the window screens missing and another one where one window has a broken lock (which is the one I misunderstood for not opening). Sorry to get everyone all worked up about the windows not staying open. I know tenant safety is #1 and that's why I went through an entire rehab fixing many things I did not have to fix to make it livable. There are many windows throughout the house and I did not think one being stuck would be an issue but I see everyone's point now. Some other things on her email were: broken blind, garbage in the recycling bin, and the gate has a broken lock. Thanks again for all your help. @Ned Carey @Michael Gefvert @Max T. @Gilbert Dominguez

@Deepak Bhadauria   >=O   I don't have a PM so I don't know if having a full year to rent out a property is standard or not, but I did sign a PM just to rent out my property and then I'd self manage and they had 3 months to get it rented. I hope you can find a way to get out of that contract! 

Thanks @Michael Jones and @Milton Rivera. I'll create an amendment to her move-in inspection report and let her know she won't be charged for those items upon moving out. And yes Michael, you're right, I'll review her window concerns before making a final decision on that one.

Hi BP! We just got new tenants that moved in. They are two college students but the mother is a co-signer. She was not there during the initial walkthrough because she’s from out of state but she sent a list of things today that were not on the walkthrough. There are some things we are aware of that we just don’t plan on fixing at the moment, for example, some windows have trouble opening. It’s an old house and it’s Florida where people barely open their windows anyway. Or other things like some windows don’t have screens. How can we reply stating we don’t plan on fixing these things at the moment but that we are aware and they won’t be charged for this when they move out? Thanks in advance!