All Forum Posts by: Shawn K Hicks

@Mike H. glad to help. 

@Ben Morand Hi Ben, I've been a full time agent in Gainesville for the last 17 years. I actually discontinued college once I realized this was the career for me. (Not saying you should not pursue your degree by any means. A degree from UF is a piece of paper that will open up future networking opportunities no matter where you go or what you do in life.)

Over the years I've worked for several different companies. KW is one of them. I would actually still be with KW if not for the fact a close personal friend of mine started up a brokerage and gave me terms too good to pass up.

Here are my thoughts on your situation: Ray Lopez is the broker of one of the Orlando KW franchises as well as the local Gainesville KW. Since you have your foot in both markets, I think he could probably give you some good advice. Since you are going to be a full time student, I could see you getting some experience just by helping out your friends/fellow students find housing here in Gainesville that are attending UF. For the time being, anyone you know through your sphere of influence down in Orlando that is looking to purchase, you could refer them to one of your KW teammates down in Orlando and receive a 25% referral fee. 

Ideally, by the time you graduate, you will have some Real Estate sales experience you can build on. Since a lot can happen in 4/5 years, by the time you graduate, you may still want to return to Orlando, but there's a chance you could end up elsewhere. Either way, it'd be great for you to earn some supplemental income and get some experience during your time at UF.

I have the contact information for Ray Lopez the broker in Orlando and also Wickie Ariet the office manager up here in Gainesville if you would like to have conversations with them.

@Clarence Harris I'm guessing their business may be or was so busy at that time they just couldn't get to the repairs. They used to have a dedicated repair department. Thanks for the heads up. My first recommendation however Chad Vercher with Energy Roofing, he definitely can handle the repairs right now.

@Andre Fierro so far so good in Gainesville. I will say there has been an increased interest in properties with Section 8 tenants. It's reassuring to some owners to have a certain percentage of guaranteed monthly income.

Which neighborhood is the quad you have under contract in?

@Mike H. I recommend Chad Vercher with energy roofing. Let him know I recommended him. He will likely not request a trip charge to evaluate. He's a pretty honest guy. He'll go out to the subject property and evaluate the roof. He'll make a youtube video of his findings and send it to you. He won't encourage you to spend any unnecessary $.

My secondary recommendation is Crosier & Son. They have a repair department. When they get booked up however, you could be looking at 2 to 4 weeks for them to actually do the repair/s.

@Andre Fierro glad to help!

There are easily 10 to 15 great Real Estate attorney’s to choose from worthy of recommendation. The one I believe is the most responsive is Jose Moreno. If you google Moreno Law,-you’ll find his number.

If you want fast and affordable, my top recommendation is Roscoe Parsley owner of Parsley Home Inspections. You can usually get him booked within 2 to 4 business days.

If you're willing to wait 7 to 14 days for availability and pay a little more,-Don Gocek with Santa Fe Inspections if you poled all of the local Realtors I estimate at least 50% would say he is the best of the best. 

I tried to include their cell numbers, but Bigger Pockets blocks me from doing that. So, just google them and you'll easily find their numbers.

@Robert Buscemi I'll reach out to you today.

I think if everyone's up for it, we can have a short meeting at World of Beer or somewhere next Wednesday. I'll confirm tomorrow. Two weeks from tomorrow, I finally have the builder lined up that is going to be able to present some affordable options for investors that want to build affordable duplexes, quads, etc.