All Forum Posts by: Thomas Manning

Hi @Ashish G.

Im a realtor in Lee County and am currently working with a couple investors at the moment helping them find investment properties.  PM, would love to interview for the job to be your buyer's agent and help you find a/some rental properties.

@Manny Dorticos What are the pros to having many SFH rather than having one multifamily unit?

Hi @Shannon T.

Thank you @Thomas Franklin for the mention! 

I am a Realtor in Collier county and can help you out with the market and guide you to a few areas that are investor friendly.  

Like you said, there are certain areas that are seasonal and other areas where there are annual renters. There are a lot of HOA communities that all have different restrictions on how many times the property can be rented out, for how many days, as well as other rules and restrictions. But there are several areas that are not in HOA communties which usually helps out your bottom line.

It all depends on what your Real Estate Investing goals are as well as what you feel comfortable with and I would be happy to discuss with you exactly that.  We can then determine if we are a good fit together to achieve your goals.

Send me a Private message, email, or call me if you would like to discuss.  

Thank you and have a great day!

Hello @Adam Wright

Nice to meet you and welcome to the Fort Myers Investing market. 

I am right there with in striving for success! Maybe we will meet on the same side or on the other side of a deal. 

Best of luck!

Hi BP community, 

What is the industry norm (average) for referring a customer to a business broker who is looking to buy a business?

Thank you

Hopefully you made them pay a security deposit before the moved in.

Sounds to me like normal wear and tear from them living in the house (probably kicking the screen or something stupid), should be up to the tenant to keep the property (the screen) in good condition. Don't replace the screen until after they leave then keep some of their deposit for the screen replacement.

From my experience as a Realtor, it really depends, just like any other situation.

Is the property well maintained by the tenants and you as the landlord? Are the tenants willing to comply with the showings of the property when you have people interested in the property?  Do the tenants keep the place in showing condition?  

Those are the really important questions to ask yourself before you put it on the market.  But also the new homeowner will have to accept a tenant with 1 year on the lease, which could be very hard to find and a buyer looking for this or the property could sit on the market giving it the infamous 'bad rap for having a high DOM'.

I would speak to your REALTOR about local information on your specific market.  Do you have a REALTOR you work with?

Hi Darwin, 

Welcome to bigger pockets and nice to meet you.

There is a great wealth of knowledge on this site and will definately be beneficial to you furthering your career in real estate like it has mine.

I am an Agent in Lee and Collier Counties: Cape coral, Naples, Fort myers, Estero, and Bonita Springs.  

I would be happy to connect with you and help each other out with making more deals in real estate as stated in your introduction.

@Jo Jagadish

Hi, Nice to meet you. Lee and Collier Counties have great properties that work as both a vacation home as well as a rental income property.  We have many gated communities which can help with some of the upkeep of the property also some reports have shown that property in a gated community is preferred by renters for the additional safety and amenities.  

You will need to pay attention to the HOA rules and regulations as their rental policies are different from community to community, some you can only rent 3 or 4 times a year, some you can rent every month of the year, and so on.

I can provide you some detailed information on the local market overview or we set up a phone call to discuss your specific real estate goals and see if this is the area that you like for you vacation and income property.  There are great properties that you can get in the 200K-300K range.

Thank you, have a great day, hope to talk to you soon.