All Forum Posts by: Pasquale Zingarella

Hi Alex,

I have property in New Haven County but primarily focus on the I-95 corridor from Branford-Old Saybrook and Middlesex County. Every market has its pros and cons, it all depends on your goals. Create your financial and geographic buy box then underwrite as many deals as it takes to find the one that fits your criteria

Best of luck!

Sorry I am late to this party....

@Gino Barbaro thanks for the shout out. @Scott Trench thank you as well for the shout out especially as you are building PassivePockets. It shows the type of person you are and I appreciate that

@Forest Wu thanks for checking out the site and we understand your position relating to the majority being 5-star reviews...85% of them to be exact. We are still really early in our growth (we officially launched in Feb) and haven't spent any money getting the word out as we have been hyper focused on development. The more people that find us organically the more <5-star experiences hit the site. I understand in order for us to be a trusted resource we need a balance of the good and the bad and am actively campaigning for reviews on "not-so-happy" experiences. I am not doing this to be the "GP reaper" but to make sure we represent both sides of the coin. I believe as we grow, get more eyes on it, the more balance will come to the site. It is happening, but we'd like it to happen faster

In the meantime, we do verify every investors participation, whether or not they choose to review them publicly or anonymously, with the GP they are reviewing so the reviews you are reading do come from a true experience....we simply need more of them, good and bad.

How are you all commissioning your acquisitions manager for flips? Are you doing a % of profit after you sell? Or are you commissioning them when they go under contract? Or when you close and take possession before the rehab?

I second @Stetson Miller with recommending @Ashley Simonelli. Her firm has been managing my multifamily for just under a year now. She's been great, especially during COVID when times were very less than ideal

Also as an added on, I am about half way through "Crushing It in Apartments and CRE" so I am learning as I go.

Thanks @Joel Owens. I have been evaluating deals on LoopNet mostly, but when you are driving around analyzing properties to build a pipeline, how are you visually determining what is and isn't a NNN property?

When you are going direct to seller how are you finding contact info? I am seeming to get a lot of PM's but they're more of a gatekeeper than a catalyst

If I am making an unsolicited offer how am I determining offer price? I understand NOI/Cap Rate=Purchase, but after getting NOI from rent rolls how do I determine cap rate?

Looking to connect with a seasoned NNN lease CRE investor. I have a few questions on direct to seller strategy I was hoping to run by someone. Thanks!

SWFL, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples

Looking for the go-to CRE brokers in SWFL that are writing deals. Thanks in advance!

Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples

Hi @Connor Banks, I think you are putting too much weight on your "brand" relative to a logo or a color scheme. A brand is not a logo, it is how people talk about you organically, its how you make people feel, its the likelihood they would recommend you. For example, @Alvin Taveras has been putting out a TON of content on market trends and updates, this resulting in branding himself as an expert resource in the market....I can promise you buyers will have no clue what logo is behind his name, but will remember him as someone that delivers consistent market updates and when they have a question on whats happening in the market they will go to him....that is a brand.

I have met with hundreds of agents, investors, contractors, business owners that all have different logos, color schemes, and tag lines and I don't remember a single one of them, but I do remember how they made me feel.

My recommendation is to find your niche, then own it. Focus on a specific demographic, location, buyer type (residential, investor, etc), then create so much value you become the name associated with that "group" when they have a question or a need. The logo is just a support piece, you want people to remember you..that is what I think of when I think of branding.

I hope this helps.

@Annamarie Albers and I will be there!!!