All Forum Posts by: John Rogers

Your Broker should have assisted you...

The answer is.. Florida FAR/BAR, "As-Is" contract...

It's on MLS at Transaction Desk.

At my brokerage, there is no "brick & mortar".

All of our Realtors are also investors and all of us work from home.

This works well because we are spread across Central Florida from coast to coast and everyone has their own farming area.

My "commute" is to drive my slippers to the kitchen, fill a cup with coffee, then drive it and myself to the office down the hall... simple!

We work with investors as their Realtor from Coast to Coast across Central Florida.

You are investing in one of the strongest markets in Florida... Congratulations.

If we can be of any help, just ask...

I started at KW as well, and the education aspect was great. The problem I had was the office predators and a Manager who played favorites. 

My cure, being an experienced businessman, just new to real estate, was to start a brokerage with an experienced Broker.

To that end, we now have a Brokerage where all the employees are investors... That type of entity is out there, just spend some time looking around.

Consider joining the local investor group, CFRI...

Lot's of great people and terrific education opportunities...

www.cfri.net

Because of the University, Gainsville is a great "landlord opportunity".

Good luck.. and welcome.

If you need help from a Realtor, let me know...

 Find a local "investor friendly" Realtor. Lay out ahead of doing business, who is responsible for what portion. If the Realtor is receiving commissions, then adjust the profit split after expenses to an equitable percentage so that at the end of the completed transaction you have a somewhat even division of profits based upon what each party is making in the entire deal.

That's a simple request...

Florida does tax liens and tax deeds electronically... Most counties have an online bid system.

Auctions are the same... 90% of them are online as well.

In both cases, highest bid wins... so good luck!

This is one worth looking at...

Once you download the spreadsheets and enter "local materials costs", "local labor", etc. and save, it becomes a great tool to use for both walk throughs and full blown repair/rehab estimates.

http://www.remodelcostcalculator.com/

Contact me and we can discuss neighborhoods, etc. to narrow down what the area and configuration should look like. I can then set up a Realtor search for you and have it deleivered every day via e-mail, so you can see what is for sale in the area.

Welcome to Florida... where you never have to shovel.. sunshine!