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All Forum Posts by: Jeffery Goode

Jeffery Goode has started 3 posts and replied 40 times.

Post: Screening International Tenant for rental in USA

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

@Account Closed

What we do is have them bring verification from their bank which includes current balance, how long the account has been open, and a letter of reference from the bank about the client saying they have been good clients for X years. Not ALL banks will do this but most will certainly do it. however, you may have to have it translated. 

Background checks are tougher as you could attempt to use interpol or something but I haven't found an effective way to do a criminal background check. 

Post: Newbie

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

@Vanessa Williams

Welcome to BP. Lots of great information here. We will all be glad to help you. Let me know of anything I can assist you with or what questions I can answer. 

Post: New Member from New York and Internationally

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

@Alex Franks

Yes. Moving into smaller models of investment so that the risk isn't as great seems to be the latest model. Minimized risks doesn't mean as great a reward but several have figured out that a lot of small risks in the long run outweighs the one big risk. 

I would love to talk some more to no bore everyone in here to death. 

Post: Entity Structure - Real Estate Unit - Outside the U.S.

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

@Pat L.

Hello Pat, 

I have been working International markets for quite some time. IBC's work great for an added layer of asset protection and can certainly hold corporations that own a piece of property. This is actually being done by a Company currently in Costa Rica in one of the fastest growing markets around. 

The Caribbean is great to invest in but it does have its own dangers and drawbacks such as Hurricanes. 

I look forward to talks with you about international investing and what is available out there. There are some great areas that are still good prices with only potential on the ROI so don't lock yourself into necessarily the Caribbean.

Post: From New York, investing in P.A.

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

@Nicholas Weckstein Welcome to BP as a member now. 

There is tons of information here to browse. I am looking forward to talking with you about those investments and assisting on how to find information here on investing. You picked a great place to start and it only goes up from here. 

Post: New Member & Network in Westchester County, NY

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

@Ryan Eifler welcome to the BP community. Can't wait to talk about your opportunities in Westchester, New York. 

I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have on investment opportunities and about forming a team here. 

Post: New Member from New York and Internationally

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

Hello @Alex Franks

In New York particularly people expected Brexit to pick up overseas investor business but so far it has only been a slight downturn as some investors that had been in contract or were about to go into contract have withdrawn offers. We do expect that trend to turn as more overseas investors will start to invest back here instead of the UK and Europe due to the uncertainty. We are noticing the large scale investors dropping dramatically as well as China has economic woes and investors are doing more and more smaller scale developments as well or multi-family home flips. What are you seeing in your areas of interest? 

As for international investors that are buying overseas in the Caribbean, central america, and/or south america that has changed as well. More of the investors are looking at individual investments or small investments rather than the larger development investments. The Chinese investors have in particular become more absent in the investment market in these areas. However, these areas are continuing to grow in sales as infrastructure improves, prices stabilize instead of rising dramatically, and their continues to be turmoil in the US and Europe. I predict that more people will invest in central or south america in the rest of 2016 and 2017 than ever! 

Post: New Member from New York and Internationally

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

I have been in real estate for over 15 years both domestically and internationally. I have done commercial and residential real estate and am an active investor as well. 

I look forward to having some great discussions and sharing my real estate knowledge gained and helping investors to invest wisely. 

Post: New member from Los Angeles, doing business in Costa Rica

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

I will be happy to answer any questions on Costa Rica. I am an associate broker there as well. I have been in CR 2.5 years doing Real Estate and investing. 

Feel free to pick my brain and I can find anything you want of course. 

Post: COSTA RICA OPORTUNITIES

Jeffery GoodePosted
  • Real Estate Salesperson
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Posts 51
  • Votes 18

Hello, 

I have lived in Costa Rica for 2.5 years and I am a associate broker there. 

I can answer any questions that anyone has about Costa Rica and areas to invest or live in. 

The best place to look is Guanacaste province and is called the Gold Coast. there are local banks and foreign banks in Costa Rica. However, the local banks on provide mortgages to residents of Costa Rica. Scotia Bank is prevelant in Costa Rica and provides mortgages and loans to non-residents but don't typically lend to Americans.