All Forum Posts by: Niecy Smith

Appreciate the feedback Mark. I will work on readjusting my approach and start again with my search.
I just recently had a situation where I had a really good deal, just needed to get a Quick Look inside the property. The agent said they had to run a few errands and would call the listing agent to get us in. Well didn’t hear from her for 2 days.Then finally got a call that the property went under contract, the day after I tried to see it.

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Richmond, Virginia

Thanks a Bunch! Brandon. I will be reaching out to you shortly.

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Quote from @Brandon Wagner:

If you're looking for someone closer to the NOVA area, I'm always here to help. I prefer working with investors. I'm happy to educate/help anyway I c

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Thank you Brandon. I will be reaching out.

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Quote from @Daniel Amsalem:

@Niecy Smith there are many great Realtors in NoVA, I recommend interviewing a handful to discover what their investment experience is and how they might be able to uniquely serve you.

In our case, we were looking for an investor who had flipped homes and could give us help with identifying areas that needed to be fixed up and ballpark estimates as far as costs. We also wanted someone who had a deep understanding of the neighborhood we were looking to buy in.

Our first agent had investor experience in that she owned a couple of homes. However, she did not understand AirBnB and STR regulations. That gave us some serious trouble when we acquired in an area that had heavy restrictions on this.

Unfortunately, you won't know everything before making a decision. But at least you can ask as many questions as possible, educating yourself during your search and then make the best decision based on the information you have.

Good luck!

Fantastic advice. Thank You!

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Hello, I am hoping to purchase my first investment property in the next 3 mos. Does anyone know , or have a contact for an Investor friendly agent in the Central VA/ Nova area. Thank You!

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@Account Closed

Thank You Jonny, for that wealth of information! The additional fees was something that I did not consider, but then again it's a cost to anything rewarding in life. I think I am going to go for it, if nothing else to open up the door to future opportunities.

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@Wale Lawal

Thank you for the insight!

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@Roi Ford

Thank you for the interesting perspective.

I think we have something similar in Virginia, albeit not as stringent. I think this is the code that applies. In your experience are sellers more comfortable with investors or being approached by investors?

18-VAC135-20-220

. "Disclosure of brokerage relationships

A. Purchase transactions.

1. Unless disclosure has been previously made by a licensee, a licensee shall disclose to an actual or prospective buyer or seller who is not the client of the licensee and who is not represented by another licensee and with whom the licensee has substantive discussions about a specific property or properties, the person whom the licensee represents pursuant to a brokerage agreement, as that term is defined in § 54.1-2130 of the Code of Virginia."

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