All Forum Posts by: Jessica Muto

I'll try! 

Join us for real estate talk at Booze Bros in Vista at 5:30 pm. We'll be congregating in the back patio by the Wood Shed (past the Pizza Bros station). Everyone who is interested in real estate is welcome!

@Daniel Godbout

@Andrew Schroers

Join us at Booze Bros Brewery in Vista on April 29th for a casual meet up to talk all things real estate. All levels of investors are welcome! We will either be near the Pizza Bros station outside or in the back patio by the Wood Shed venue.

We have a private FaceBook group for our gathering as well, send me a DM for more information.

@Daniel Godbout and @Andrew Schroers and I are looking forward to seeing you there!

Join us at Booze Bros Brewery in Vista on March 25th for a casual meet up to talk all things real estate. All levels of investors are welcome! We will either be near the Pizza Bros station outside or in the back patio by the Wood Shed venue. 

We have a private FaceBook group for our gathering as well, send me a DM for more information. 

@Daniel Godbout and @Andrew Schroers and I are looking forward to seeing you there!

Join cohosts Andrew and @Daniel Godbout and me to talk all things real estate at Booze Bros in Vista on the last Friday in February. All levels of investor are welcome, from rookie to veteran. Whatever your question, someone will have an answer. 

We have a private facebook group, too, so make it easier to connect with people you meet at the happy hour, so message me for the info. 

@Chris Mury Awesome as those are my top two after interviewing what feels like a bazillion companies! Thanks!

@Dustin Badger That's cool, I would love to talk to him. Thank you!

@Don Harris Great to hear from the guests' perspective, I'll check them out as well.

The next thing is so furnish a 3 bedroom house from scratch. I've never done that as my husband and I both had a few things when we got married and as you move into bigger homes you usually bring at least a few things with you, like mattresses. Does anyone have experience using Wayfair for design help?

Thanks!

Good point, @Chris Mury. I have gotten quotes for homeowners and flood, and while they are expensive, it's ok. Fire insurance is also expensive on our properties here in the San Bernardino mountains. The property is on Anastacia Island across from the historic downtown. Do you know anyone there? 

@Ryan Moyer @Dan H. @Chris Mury

Thank you so much for your responses! It's encouraging to hear that it is possible to self-manage from far away, because we may want to do that down the line. I also appreciated Dan's perspective on the value of paying a true professional to do it, so it gets done correctly. I am not trying to purchase another full-time job for myself at this point. If we decide to exit the plumbing game and do real estate full time, it totally makes sense to learn the STR world for myself (long term also, for that matter.)

If anyone has first-hand knowledge of the St. Augustine STR world, who do you use for management? Pros and cons? Things to be aware of (other than the usual overlooked expenses of landscaping, pests, AC maintenance, replacing linens, etc.)

Much appreciated!

Jessica

Hello!

We were pretty excited to wake up at 5 am on Christmas Eve to an accepted offer on a cute little house in St. Augustine. We live in San Diego and have long term rentals in the mountains nearby and in Arizona, but haven't ever done the STR thing. As we proceed in escrow, I am doing my research on income and costs associated with a STR that is literally as far away from us as possible. We are purchasing here because we want to stay there as well and may move there at some point if CA becomes too terrible.

My question for you all out of state STR investors: How do you manage your rentals? If you use a company, what extra things do they charge you for? If you have properties in St. Augustine and have either a cleaning/guest handling team or a "soup to nuts" management company, who do you like? I have interviewed 5 so far with a few more calls to make tomorrow. Most seem to charge around 20% with various things added in like linen service, remote key service, AC maintenance, etc.

What are the absolute MUST questions I should be asking? 

Finally, is it possible to manage myself from California??? I already own and run a plumbing company here full time, am a personal trainer, and oversee our other properties (oversee the management companies.) 

Thanks in advance for all your help!

-Jessica

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