All Forum Posts by: Nelson J Castillo

Hi Everyone! My name is Nelson Castillo and am looking for a seasoned investor in the Tampa area that I can help. I am currently unemployed and have plenty of time to offer. I recently worked as a closer for a multifamily HUD lender and have pretty good Microsoft Excel skills.

Personally, I bought my first duplex in 2015 and sold it at the end of 2017. I am interested in flips, fixing properties and buy and hold properties. I am looking to add value and make life easier for a seasoned investor that can use some help with their real estate investments.

I am open to anything. Feel free to send me a message if you are interested!

Best Regards,

Nelson J Castillo

 They do not answer the phone. Last message I received from her was on 6/29. She said "I will finalize your account and give all keys to (new PM) and write funds to you".

I have her license number and have filled out the complaint form and gathered all necessary documentation to submit to DBPR. I have also contacted an attorney about the matter. Attorney will give me a call back on Monday since he was out of office today.

@Mindy Jensen I have her address as well and will be passing by her office. Unfortunately, she is the head of the company.

 Robert, you are absolutely correct. This issue is self inflicted and could have been avoided altogether. Lesson defintely learned.

I am dealing with the broker. I am filing a complaint with the Florida Division of Business and Professional Regulation this morning and will contact an attorney about this matter.

Thanks for the advice!

 I currently live 30+ miles away and I already have a new property manager lined up which I properly vetted. It's just a matter of transferring the management and receiving funds owed.

 Thank you for the advice, Laticia!

 Thanks, Jay! I tried putting off changing managers for a while even though I was unhappy with the results. Although it may cost me money in the short term, I will be better off long term (I hope). 

I have sent her all sorts of emails, but I haven't threatened with filing a complaint with the department of real estate. Think that will be my next step before scheduling an on site inspection.

Thank you for the suggestion, Thomas! This is a good option. I will reach out to her, hope she gets the message since responsiveness has been an issue. 

Good morning all!

I have a bit of a problem regarding the property management for my section 8 duplex in St. Pete, FL. I have had this property for a little over a year and while it does cash flow well for me, I have had issues with my property manager. This being my first property, I decided to keep the previous owner's property manager for the sake of continuity. BIG MISTAKE! She has not been very responsive and although I ended up receiving the rent/statements from her throughout most of the past year, I usually received everything late (not because the tenants were late on rent but because she is incompetent). Well, I have now not received anything from her since April. I obviously decided to change my property management, however my current "property manager" has not been able to schedule a walk through for the new management team. I have been trying to make this change for over a month. I have reached out many times (daily, through email, text, phone call) to her and I rarely get a response (usually a vague response like "i'll send it today" or "i'll be in touch with the new property manager"). 

I now know how important due diligence when selecting a property manager is. I need help figuring out what actions to take at this point. Is there legal action I could take to get the rent that I am owed? Thanks in advance!

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