All Forum Posts by: Katrina M.

Hi @Darren D. Ngo

Thank you for such a generous offer. I do have a question about roof replacement. I currently live in Sydney, Australia (I am an architect) and I am surprised to hear all the time from US property investors that they need to replace a roof. Here in Sydney it's not such a necessity as roofs are either terracotta tiles or metal and they get replaced maybe once in a lifetime (local metal roof manufacturer gives 30 years warranty). Why do you have to replace roofs so often in the US? 

Hi @P.J. Bremner 

You might ask  Chris Clothier, their family has some management companies. I suggest you check out their website as they definitely have some knowledge in dealing with bad reputation of property managers. I am interested in this topic as well.

Hi Nicole. 

To learn from wholesalers themselves, I suggest you check out the following Bigger Pockets podcasts:

93, 91, 96, 102, 116, 144 

The guest of these podcast give a lot of insight and answer your questions.

Hi @Ross Renjilian, hi @Matt Burr. I am also working in architectural field but in Sydney, Australia. It's great to see people like you taking your profession further. Best of luck!

Hi @Carrie Hiner, thank you for responding! The green house logo looks familiar to me after my trip to Austin. Austin had the most advanced, or modern, residential developments across three Texas cities we saw. You must be very busy with all the growth going on.

Thank you for the invitation to connect Carrie. I will follow you and I probably will come to Austin in future. 

Hello BiggerPockets members!

I am 33 years old, based in Sydney, Australia and for now I create houses with a view even if there is no view. That means I do residential design.I have worked in an architectural firm and now I have been on my own for 3 years.

At BiggerPockets I am learning about investment and also studying the market because I will be moving to the US soon. We (my better half and I) decided to go to Texas. We visited Texas this summer and saw Dallas, Austin and Houston.

The reason for the move is absence of cashflow where we live. Median house price in Sydney is over $1m now so positive cash flow for us is not achievable. Plus we think we can get more investment opportunities for the same money in the US.

When we move I plan to be working in property management. For this reason I am currently taking a course for Texas Real Estate License and plan to complete it before my move (or shortly after) to sit the exam as soon as possible.

I would like to join a property management company in Texas and help it grow by delivering great service to the clients and customers. I would like to put my organisational and people skills to good use and my architectural experience will be a great bonus. Ultimately I would like to be involved in property management that also creates value through development, repositioning etc. I love working with builders – forgive me for using Australian words denoting contractors.

In addition to the formal course I am currently going through the BiggerPockets podcasts and have just over a hundred left to listen. I am also reading books recommended on the podcasts (this post is my ONE thing for today - thank you all who have been bringing it up again and again). I also have good fun analysing commercial properties for sale in Sydney. It is fun because they all are overpriced four times – and they sell for that price at auctions. So the more I look at these local sales the more I realise we must move to the US fast.

I do have a question to the forum members but could not find where to post it. So here it is.

As I will be looking to join a property management company, what qualities, skills and knowledge would be expected of a candidate?  What does your ideal team member look like, speak like, behave like? What are the aspects that matter most for you if you want to hire a team member?