All Forum Posts by: Tim Johnson

My fiance and I are certainly interested in attending Tulsa / Bartlesville area meetups. Look forward to seeing you at one.

I am working on getting relocated back to Bartlesville this year, hopefully in the near future -- happy to meet up with you guys after that.

@Nathan Hughes look up Regan Reese at P66 and go get lunch if you don't already know him. He is also interested in RE. Tell him I told you to bug him.

Look forward to attending later this year after I move back to OK.

Great question -- seeing that Mike was a licensed RE Agent (with a valid license #) and an active BP contributor were some of the first good signs for me. I saw that many of his clients had posted positive reviews online after working with him, and also saw a recent interview with him shared on his broker's website, which all looked legit to me. The lawyer he was working with was also well-established in the community (i.e. mentioned positively in local news articles) and the email addresses / phone numbers tied to public records.

Nothing fancy here, but these were just some of the steps taken to vet a long-distance business partner in addition to your more typical DD and documentation on the deal and individual. Most importantly -- the stories always lined up with reality. e.g. initial discussions of a potential deal with the VA ended up with a signed contract with the VA. And things weren't always perfect -- things that you'd expect to happen in normal course of business, happened, for instance the initial deal fell through but then another option came up after that.

@Michael Ablan appreciate the great reference! Best of luck to you this year.

Just wanted to post a shout out to @Michael Ablan. He and I connected here on BP late last year, and we're both now richer for it with some valuable new experience to boot.

I was initially skeptical of doing a deal all the way in New York especially with someone I hadn't met in person, but Mike proved to be an absolute pleasure to work with.

We were looking at one deal with the VA as a seller, but like any government enterprise they proved difficult to work with. That one fell through, but Mike had another one ready to go immediately. Mike can fill in the details on that one if he wants!

Really happy with how everything turned out - Mike, hope the same goes for you! And thanks to BiggerPockets for making this possible!

Thanks for sharing!

If you use a property manager, what level of service are you getting for your money? Is it really "hands-off" from your perspective? Is there anything that the manager does not take care of for you?

If you could mention how much your manager costs and the # of properties, I'd appreciate it. :)

I pay 9% of rents for my duplex property in Bville.