All Forum Posts by: Elizabeth Maille

@John Thedford I just saw your message. I have two companies and they are both registered with SunBiz and the DBPR and fully licensed. Global Real Estate Asset Team Opportunity Realty (GREAT Opportunity Realty) and GREAT Opportunity Management. I am one of the owner, you don't have to be licensed to own the company. We have a Licensed Broker and a Licensed Community Association Manager as well as Licensed Agents. I will respond to your message and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have and help out in anyway. 

 @Maura Paler You can change the cancellation policy on Airbnb. There are 3 options! I am a property manager and we have several vacation rentals in South Florida, we get 50% if they cancel more than 1 week out, and 100% if they cancel less than a week before! It's under the "Terms" section on each listing.

Hello Miami and the rest of South Florida! We have had two successful meet-ups and GREAT Opportunity Realty is proud to host yet another one! Last month we had 100 like minded Real Estate enthusiasts! All experience levels, skills and areas of real estate are welcome to attend! A great opportunity to network with people from West Palm, Broward and Miami Dade counties! Check out the link below for more information!

http://www.meetup.com/GREAT-Opportunity-Las-Olas-R...

Hope to see you there!

@Carolina Feddes Welcome to BP and congrats on making the decision to turn real estate into your business! BP has had a huge part in my transition to the real estate business- I find I use the search bar at the top answer any questions I may have. I am an investor in South Florida as well and have a Brokerage in Fort Lauderdale. I am also always looking to network and would love to chat sometime- feel free to connect!

@Gabriel Garces Congrats! I'm 23 and have a very similar story. I just quit my job this spring, got into real estate and have grown immensely since doing so. While there is still a lot of unknown, it's the best decision I've made. I feel more free, driven and motivated than ever. Good luck! 

I have a rental in a college town that I'm renting out by room (which most people don't read think it's the whole condo) and I'm not sure what is happening today but I've gotten some interesting phone calls/emails.

First one of the day went like this "Hi, I saw your listing for your 3/2 condo. I am already outside the door right now. Can I come in and see it since I'm here". 

"Just for clarification I'm renting out by room. It's a roommate situation. And just because I own the place doesn't mean I'm always there. You need to schedule a time to visit". 

"Oh. Okay. I was hoping to see it now. Bye." Sorry for the inconvenience. Next time call BEFORE you get to the property.

Another one today. "Hi I'm calling about the 3/2 condo you have for rent? Can I come see it today?" 

I hear kids in the background so again I say "Just for clarification, I'm renting out the rooms individually not as a whole". 

"Oh, just one room? Hmmm. Well I would like to see the place anyway. I have the address, I will be over sometime today, see you later". Hangs up… Umm no you won't see me later. You can't just show up whenever you feel like it. I don't just sit at my rentals all day waiting for people to show up. I have other things to do. 

And this on "I'm I'm calling about the 3 bedroom condo you have for rent"

"Hi, I'm renting out each room individually so there are roommates. Are you still interested?"

"Oh, so only one room for $825, not 3? Oh. I didn't see that in the ad. Let me see. Do you accept kids? We can take one room, we don't need them all". You want to share a room with your kid(s) in a condo with two other roommates you know nothing about?

I also had an email from someone today who was asking the right questions and had passed my preliminary screening questions until I mentioned signing a lease. His response was "I'm not interested anymore. I don't want to sign any type of lease". I told him good luck finding a place to live that doesn't require a lease. 

And these are just a handful of calls I've gotten today. Not to mention the girl that showed up with here mom (very late) but they refused to get out of the car because they didn't like the area… Guess they didn't like the neighbors kids jumping into the pool with plastic chairs unsupervised? I have no clue. It's a safe area, I live there myself. Oh well. On to the next applicant...

@Sean Cupertino Welcome to BP! It's a great place to gather information from a variety of sources. I am a local investor and owner of a property management company that services all of South Florida. My company screens and places tenants and can manage your tenants when you move- Message me with the information and I'd love to help you out.

@Sam Leon Hi Sam, I'm an investor down here in South Florida with a Property Management Company in Fort Lauderdale that services all of South Florida.

Response times definitely varies. When we sign leases, we give tenants a list of what is considered an emergency and what is considered a non-emergency. While we are as prompt as possible, it usually depends how fast someone is available to get there.

I have a list of what we constitute as emergency/non-emergency and how we handle different situations for our company that we give to the tenants when we sign a lease. Feel free to message me with questions, I'd love to help and I'm always looking to network with investors in the area.

Elizabeth

@Fernando Imperatori First of all, Welcome to BP! It's a great place to network and learn! 

I am an investor and property manager in South Florida and I just sent you a message about property management, I would love to talk more and find a way to help you out.

@Account ClosedGreat story, good luck with everything!