All Forum Posts by: Joshua Cartagena

@Drew Sygit @Melanie Thomas @Jeff Copeland Thank you! That was really helpful.

Ah! thanks for that. I appreciate that; I wasn't aware.

Hi BP,

I hope all is well. I was wondering what questions I should ask a PM if I'm interviewing them. These are the questions I got so far

• 1. How do you find and screen prospective tenants?
• 2. How and when will you communicate with me?
• 3. How many local properties do you manage?
• 4. How do you handle maintenance, repairs, and renovations?
• 5. What is your typical fee structure?
• 6. How do you collect rent?
• 7. How do you enforce late fees?
• 8. What is your average turnaround time for vacancies?
• 9. What systems do you have in place to make things efficient?
• 10. How long you've worked with your current company?
• 11. How often will the property be inspected each year?
• 12. How will evictions be handled?

Should I add anything else, or is this sufficient?

@Patrick Drury Thank you, I'm going to check those out.

@Mohammed Rahman Thank you!

Hi, I am just starting as a real estate investor. I'm an introvert, but I'm trying to begin to open up and network. One of the first moves I made was I matched with a real estate agent through BiggerPockets. Was that a good first move, or should I have done something else?