All Forum Posts by: Kevin OBrien

@Jason Boritz was your trip productive?

@Andrew Pugh Thanks! I will keep looking for networking groups.

Hi everyone,

I am looking for recommendations on multifamily/ apartment or real estate networking groups in Las Vegas. I’ve been to a few meetups in other cities and there were a lot of people there, but not many serious investors.

If anyone has attended meetings in Las Vegas with serious investors, any experience level, please let me know.

Thank you

@Patrick Jackson I have attempted to use Podio before. At least in the past their support for a trial version was not very helpful. I do like the fact that you can run multiple "businesses" from one account. But they had so many add-on apps it was intense. I should take a look again. Do you know if they have automated workflows that will send specific users reminder emails? THanks

@Kyle Mitchell Does Hubspot have automated workflows? I am wanting to setup a reminder that is sent to me for each contact that is a specific number of days ou (eg 30,60,90,120). This would really help me out alot. Thanks

@Quito Keutla

Thank you for sharing your experiences. Do you still have any SFH in your portfolio? Ive read that some investors like having diversity in their properties, but have also heard others say the long term equity return is too slow of a strategy. Maybe it depends on your goals and comfort level.

Good morning BP! 

I am looking for a good CRM that will help me streamline communications down the road and track contacts while continuously creating touch points throughout the year. I was thinking of starting by having an automated workflow/ task contact me and then I personally reach out to them (in the beginning). Then eventually moving into a multi-channel CRM for more multi-faceted engagement.

Do you use a CRM that can provide email reminders for a set number of days from the start? It would be roughly 24 email reminders/ year.

Thank you!

@Thomas S. Did you start with a SFH, or multi? What advice would you have if you could go back and start over with the knowledge you have now? I have heard many opinions of where to start. Some also suggest working to get multiple people to invest in your ventures to acquire a larger property. This seems like it could be difficult finding those who would be willing to loan you money on your first acquisition. Thoughts?

@Jimmy Deringer Thanks for the comparison. How large was your commercial property? Were there any specifics that made it more difficult to refinance? 

As I've started looking into multi-family properties, Ive come across a number of people who are trying to promote their approach to investing. One of these has been that there are some who are big fans of 1-4 unit properties, and some are fans of 5+ unit properties. Some of the investors I've come across have even gone astronomically higher than 5 units and heavily pushing commercial instead of residential. I've also read varying opinions on residential vs commercial loan options and issues with both.

 My question to the BP members is, what made you choose the property size you did to start with? Were there specific reasons or was it what was available?