All Forum Posts by: Charlie Cameron

@Matt "Roar" Gardner thank you sir!

@Qasim Hussain happy to help however I can! Great and popular area. I highly recommend considering self managing short term rentals (yes you can do this from afar, I do in other markets) to maximize your returns.

@Ryan Meyer thanks for the tag buddy!

@Rodney Turnerpersonally I like to look at projected gross income vs. price as my first metric. TYPICALLY (but not always in this particular market due to varying expenses like HOA fees) that's a good first look. If a property is 20% more in price but grosses 40% more in income, I'd do that all day. It's the best return on your time and effort.

Hope that helps.  Lots of investor money pouring into the area right now, but you can still win deals for sure.  

@Micah Gillette Howdy! Where in the panhandle are you?

Our team runs an investor meetup in Niceville, would love to have you. @matt gardner heads it up.

You can find it on here and on Meetup. I’m also tied into the Fort Walton and Panama City Beach meetups. All ran but upstanding folks!

@Tom Benton typically those leads I was talking about don't come with much prequalifying.  HOWEVER, our team has been getting into Facebook form ads now, and THAT allows you to do some question prequal up front - the lead will only drop once they've completed that form.  It turns out that this is even cheaper to do, BUT requires a lot more work at the moment because we are doing it all ourselves.  But we're looking to use VAs and systems to streamline and automate most of this front end.  We already have the followup system with kvCORE.  Hope that helps.

@Bryan Watkins as an agent that started at eXp part time in Florida, it’s absolutely the best model to get started in part time. You can get training, support, mentorship, etc all outside of regular work hours so that when you DO have to time time off from work or time away from family on the weekends it’s for actual appointments, showings, and real estate work! You get the exact same support in many different ways regardless of your productivity. Plus you’re assigned a local mentor!

No doubt it’s tough to get started in real estate part time and as a newbie, but totally possible with the right attitude!

I went a step further and created a course for our organization at eXp to help them go from day one to first closing as fast as possible. I did that because we all succeed together at this company.

Cheers and good luck!

@Account Closed Javen Barber is the man.  Can shoot you his info.  

@Account Closed Either myself or a partner in Pensacola (I'm a bit of a drive out) would be happy to help.

@Hai Loc 10X Baby! 😝

But also, was this necessary...? 🤔

@Bryan Montross This isn't the answer you're looking for but I feel compelled to provide input because I was in your shoes about a year ago.  I want to touch on two things: leads and flexibility.

You didn't mention anything about leads.  What most agents - including myself - don't realize is that no matter where you go (with some exceptions) you still are on your own to figure out how to get clients.  Do either of them provide that for those commission splits?  Because it can take either a lot of time (which as a part timer you don't have) or money to get leads.  As a part timer working toward full time, I'd never give up less than 60% commission when provided with a client.  And I wouldn't take less than 80% for clients I generate on my own. 

Flexibility is paramount as a part timer.  You have a lot of education yet to conquer and once you get going it's basically a full time job.  Where will you have the flexibility to train, get support, get mentorship, and collaborate outside of work hours so that when you ARE taking time off from work or time away from family, you're doing it for actually showings and appointments?  I've never once stepped foot in an office, I don't have time for that and frankly don't need to.  You want tons of resources at all times and an assigned mentor who makes themselves available as well!  

Just my 2 cents.  Another thing to consider as a part timer is whether you'll get the exact same support as everyone else.   Getting started as a part timer is no joke, but you can be successful anywhere with hustle, mentorship, and support!  Cheers and best of luck in your decision!

@Caleb Griffin So, I’m not sure any broker would want to take on that liability for you. Could be wrong though. There has to be some separation here between your representation as a licensee and as a wholesaler, unless you truly take ownership and then resell. Do you have a separately established wholesaling company?

Some will tell you that you can’t separate the two. But I’ve seen it work so I know it’s possible. I don’t wholesale but I know agents who do that are also licensed eXp agents.