All Forum Posts by: Justin Morris

My name is Justin and I'm looking for RE agents or Brokers that care about the planet and who want to be a part of the clean energy revolution. I'm looking for successful, like minded agents who are interested in:

Levering solar to selling more homes

Learning home to not loose a sale that has solar involved

and

Creating an additional revenue stream without taking your focus off selling homes.

If this is you, comment here and I'd love to chat with more

My name is Justin and I'm looking for RE agents or Brokers that care about the planet and who want to be a part of the clean energy revolution. I'm looking for successful, like minded agents who are interested in:

Levering solar to selling more homes

Learning home to not loose a sale that has solar involved 

and

Creating an additional revenue stream without taking your focus off selling homes. 

If this is you, comment here and I'd love to chat with more

I am wondering if there is an kind and generous agent in the Saint Pete, southern Pinellas county area who would be willing to do a quick MLS search for me? Looking to buy but probably in 12-24 months. Want to get an idea of if what I want is out there. Thanks!

Hi All,

I am trying to figure out my debt to income ratio for a FHA loan, if I have a private debt meaning I owe a friend some money and I am paying him monthly. Do I have to include that in my recurring monthly debts? Thanks

Thanks All! The issue I have is the only way I have to contact the owner is a address. Since the home is vacant and no one is ever there. If I send a letter, should I just say would you be interested in selling?

The house next door to me is vacant, it has been for a while. The woman who lived there moved into a nursing home. I am interested in approaching the owner about selling the house, I am just not sure how to approach them. I am thinking about going two ways, wholesaling the property or rehabbing it. The issue with rehabbing is that I have very little funds and have never done a rehab before. I would probably need to partner with someone who has experience. So wholesaling would probably be the better idea, but haven't done that either so I'd probably seek out investors at the local REI meeting or on the market place here. Even though rehabbing would be risky, this is a good neighborhood and I know for a fact inventory is very low around here and the market is heating up. I've heard of lenders that will loan 90% of the LTV and 100% of rehab costs, is that true? What do you seasoned investors suggest? Thanks!

Any wholesalers in the Tamp Bay Area? How is business? Is there a lot of deals out there? How is business?

I'm thinking of becoming at agent and considering going with Keller Willams as I've heard from many pros that they are the best for new agents in terms of education and support. Do you agree? Also, what are the startup costs at Keller Williams? What are the desk fees? Agents out there, how much do you spend on advertising a month? Lastly, anyone on the Tamp Bay Area I've heard from many agents and people in the business that the market is heating up again. Are you seeing that as well?

I'm considering applying at Keller Williams, I've heard from a bunch of agents that said KW is the best for new agents, in terms of education and support. I have been interested in REI for a while and dabbled in it but didn't have a ton of success. Wanting to get some experience as a agent and then branch out. What is the cost for a new agent KW? In terms of desk fees, what do you usually pay for advertising per month? What are upfront fees that a new agent pays for training. Lastly, anyone in the Tampa Bat area, how is the market? I've heard it's heating up again. Thank you all for your advice and help.

Hello All,

My wife and I are taking the first step in our real estate journey and buying our first home in Tampa FL. We have about 10k saved and will be taking advantage of the FL down payment assistance program and looking for a place in the 150k-175K range. I have a few questions about loan qualification. I am self employed, I work in the entertainment field as a Lighting Designer and most of my work is 1099. My wife has w2 in come but just started her job a week ago, but it is in the same industry that she has been working in for the past 8 years. What do I need to bring the loan officer in terms of additional documents other then last 3 years of tax returns to show my income as a freelancer? We'll be doing an FHA loan of course and I am wondering if we'll have any issues getting qualified especially with my wife just starting a new job? She is making more then she used to and I did read on the FHA website that there is a 2 year employment requirement but as a long as its in the same industry you've been working it, it doesn't matter if you've changed jobs recently. What else will I need for this to be a smooth and seamless transaction to get qualified so I we can start going to see homes. I appreciate all your constructive feedback!