All Forum Posts by: Jennifer Thompson

@Mark Morris A good fit would be someone who is willing to commit to around 15 hours a week for at least 6 months. It takes time to build a pipeline so the right individual would need to be willing to spend this time learning the process and executing practical application. We do provide training and coaching. A background as a Realtor or Wholesaler will find this type of work easy to learn but experience is not required.

Helpful Skills (not required but helpful):

Outside Sales and/or Inside Sales, Telemarketing, Wholesale, Realtors, etc.

Required Skills:

Must be coachable, can execute tasks without direct daily oversight, good communicator, can talk on the phone with real people, take good notes, organized, etc. 

Key duties/responsibilities:

Training will focus on the dispositions side to start. If a candidate feels like this is a good fit, we'll add more from the acquisitions side to round out your training. Dispositions focuses on off-loading a property from our portfolio to a buyer and includes, but not limited to: follow-up calls (scripts are provided), showing the home, being present at the close. Our company can handle negotiations if a candidate lacks experience...we consider negotiations a part of the training process so it's ok to have the experience or not, either way we can work it together. 

Ongoing support/training is provided but a candidate is NOT managed...meaning, if you need a supervisor to stay on course or a manager to assign daily tasks/priorities, this is not going to work for you. Self-management and an ability to apply what is taught, stay in communication, and commit to seeing deals to the close are paramount. I believe that anyone who is serious about an opportunity like this can be taught the "nuts & bolts" so while experience is nice, it's hustle and commitment that I am looking for here. 

We are building a TEAM. We are not looking to hire employees at this time. We want a TEAM member who is ready to grow WITH us. So if that sounds doable to someone out there and you have roughly 10-15 hours a week to work with clients/prospects shoot me a message and we can chat some more!

@Ryan Fisher Sure! I'll shoot you a PM. But if you have general questions that others may find of use, feel free to post it in the open forum as well. :) 

I am building a team in Colorado Springs. We are a few months into our start-up and ready to take the next step. While we are not able to support full-time employees yet...we ARE looking to grow/train some part-time acquisitions/dispositions specialist. I wanted to reach out to our BP community first to take the team building approach before posting a more formal ad...but I can only hold out for a little bit longer so please only jump in if you're serious. :)

We have the territory of El Paso County, CO and Pueblo/Pueblo West doing Lease-Purchase deals.

Any folks in Colorado Springs or Pueblo up for growing with us as a team? I'd be happy to answer your questions - fire away!     

Thanks everyone for the replies! I'm eager to find the right team and grateful to have your recommendations.

I am looking to find an attorney to work with long term in the Colorado Springs area. Specifically, I need someone who is savvy working with real estate investors AND small business start-ups/owners. Any recommendations?

Congratulations! You're doing great things for the community and your family - keep on at it!!

You're amazing! Congratulations and best of luck!

Honestly, only you can decide what level of risk you're prepared to handle. I personally wouldn't let go of property that is bringing in that level of income. As it pays down it will be an even greater asset but that's assuming the market won't tank in the area...but that's a risk only you can choose. Your debt doesn't seem that crushing...even though it may feel like a lot you can certainly manage it with a good strategy and some frugality. Just get strict on yourselves...really strict and you'll pay it down and maybe even have some income producing assets on the flip side. I know childcare is costly, we have 3 little ones and it certainly eats a chunk of income. Hang in there and try the snowball approach. If it still feels like a struggle after a year, maybe then consider selling the property...but hold on to it and see if you can get things settled another way first.

I am sorry you're having to deal with financial stress. I am 17 years into the Air Force - happy to help a fellow Airman. You need to call your Airman and Family Readiness center (AFRC) and make an appointment with the financial advisor. It is completely free and a great benefit to have. Bring all of your financials with you and just down with an expert. They can help you create an individualized plan that will suite you and your wife's needs and goals. I would not recommend making a big choice like selling or keeping your property without sitting down with a pro. Additionally, and this is just my personal opinion, if you want to commission as an officer DO IT! There will always be a reason to talk yourself out of it...but you will not regret it. Try and try again. If your passed over...reapply, ask for advise to help your odds of acceptance...just don't give up. The quality of life that you can provide yourself and your family will be far better. Just my 2 cents. Good luck and let us know what the advisor says...I'm curious :)

@Dmitriy Fomichenko Excellent advice! Thanks, I'll get started.