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Stake or be Staked || Harsh & Kaden

Timing: Early November Location: Strawford Park Participants: @chasseurdeloup and @notsoharsh Summary: Kaden and Harsh take on a few spawn and a bit more. Harsh does an excellent job because he’s a good slayer and no one suspects anything.

Ever since the accident, Kaden couldn’t help but question every little thing around him. It was fucking exhausting. Nothing was more of a relief than remembering there was someone in town who was always easy to be around. Sure, he was a hunter, but Harsh never seemed judgemental. And fuck if the guy wasn’t supportive more often than he had to be. Kaden was pretty sure he didn’t deserve the generosity Harsh was willing to give him, but right now, best not to look a gift horse in the mouth. “Hey,” he called out as he approached the cemetery, stakes and holy water ready to go. “Not my usual hunting ground but at least one of us has an advantage right?” Guilt rammed through him like the rod that Cordelia had driven through his side. His fucking expertise hadn’t helped Alain. Not to mention, it was the slayer who should be out here in the cemetery hunting spawn. Kaden was only out here because he’d put his fucking friend in the hosptial and Alain couldn’t exactly run his usually patrols in his current condition. Right, not the time. He shook his head slightly to wipe the thoughts away. He had to focus, especially in the field. This was supposed to be light, easy, nothing too intense. What was a few spawn, anyway? “Thanks for meeting me out here. You know, after all this time, I don’t think we’ve managed to get in a hunt together.” He paused to laugh to himself a moment. “I mean, aside from that mime. You know, a real hunt. Look forward to seeing what you’ve got,” he said with a playful nudge. “Slayers first?” He gestured for Harsh to lead the way.

This was a terrible idea, probably one of the worst Harsh had had in awhile. It was only tied with every other idea he’d had since moving to White Crest. Going on a hunt. To hunt vampires. With a hunter. The list of things that could go wrong was probably longer than Harsh was old. There was probably something wrong with him, other than the obvious. But it was way too late to back out now. Kaden was a friend, somehow. Or something like one. Could someone really be a friend if everything they knew about you except your name was a lie? Or it was supposed to be anyway. Harsh wasn’t supposed to give a shit about hunters. And he didn’t. They were stupid, and awful, and gross, and never attractive at all. Not even a little bit. But there he was. In a stupid graveyard, waiting for a stupid hunter, to fight some stupid spawn. Harsh slapped a smile into place as he raised a hand in greeting. “Good to see you, man. The good stuff’s in the cooler, if you still want some,” he said, nodding to the small white and blue cooler tucked beside the headstone he was leaning against. True to his word, it was stocked full of the nicest beer money could steal. “Yeah, it’s about time. I’ll try not to let you down, stud.” He shot Kaden a wink as he pulled a stake from his jacket pocket, giving it a little twirl. It was far from the first time he’d used one. Maybe he wasn’t a slayer, but he had put down his fair share of spawn before. There were always idiot vampires who bit more than they could chew. “They’re over there,” he said, pointing with the stake toward the far side of the graveyard. “I counted seven earlier, but it feels like there’s more now. Think you can handle it?”

It was nice to have an almost normal evening. Putain, Kaden hated thinking of hunting as normal. Hunting was… He didn’t know what. He couldn’t make heads or tails of it anymore. It was probably stupid for him to be out at all right now but there he was. “The cooler?” His brows furrowed as he looked down and saw, yeah, there it was. “Is that a good idea?” He was used to having plenty of drinks after a hunt. But before…. He was already distracted, plagued by thoughts of bugbears and werewolves and his talks with Morgan and Regan. What it all meant. Did he even like it? Fuck. Maybe it was a better idea to have some liquid courage beforehand. And hey, there were two of them out there. And it was just spawns after all. He flashed a smile and then reached over to pull out a beer. Not before rolling his eyes at the other hunter’s wink. “Yeah yeah, I’m sure you won’t.” He had to say, it was nice how at ease he felt with the slayer. Almost reminded him that this was supposed to be fun, not just a duty or whatever. Wait... was that flirting? No way. He knew that-- Kaden shook it off and took a swig of his beer. “Only seven, huh?” Alright not only. That was a bit of a pain. But two of them, they could manage. He chugged a little more and then wiped his lips with the cuff of his shirt. “Guess we’ll see,” he said as he reached in to grab a stake, setting the half finished beer on the cooler for now. At least spawn weren’t sentient or looked like people ever. They were just mindless monsters. Nothing but killing machines. No moral grey area to be found there. Kill them and be done. Easy. “You got left, I’ve got right?” he asked before heading down to start staking some stupid spawn.

“Are you telling me you’ve never had a couple cold ones before a good hunt? I don’t think you were doing this whole hunting thing right, man,” Harsh said, giving Kaden a teasing nudge. It probably wasn’t a great idea, Kaden being a lot closer to human than he was. But it was just a couple spawn. What was the worst that could happen? Kaden was supposed to be good at this. Werewolves were probably harder to deal with, Harsh had ended up on the wrong side of a few in his time and it had gotten a little messy a few times. Spawn were mindless husks. He nodded as he started toward the spawn, sauntering between the headstones. “Works for me. I bet I can get more than you.” A little friendly competition couldn’t hurt and Harsh would never turn down an opportunity to brag a little. The spawn were wandering about, the remains of some poor sap they must have just finished eating were strewn about between them. Harsh shifted the stake in his hand, fingers curling tight around the wood as he approached. Vaulting over a headstone, he drove his fist into the face of one snarling spawn. It reeled back for an instant before turning back, baring its fangs. The stake tore into its chest before it got a chance to do anything with them. “That’s one,” Harsh called, grinning at the crumbling dust before looking about. “Alright, who’s next?”

“After, sure. Before? Not usually.” Guess there was a first for everything. Kaden hoped it wasn’t his last. Or Harsh’s last. Anything, really. Had to hope for the best. “You fucking wish,” he shot back. Stake in hand, liquid courage running through his veins, healthy competition to roll with, all nothing but a good time. That was right, hunting could be fun. It had been so long since he felt that way, felt the slight rush as he ran at the spawn ahead of them, grabbing one by the scruff of his neck and yanking it back. It snarled and tried to lunge at him, but Kaden twisted it around easily enough and slammed the stake through its heart. God, the dust was so satisfying. It almost made him wish he was a slayer. Undead didn’t have feelings and shit to contend with. Not like these. Alright, well, Morgan. And Jane. And-- Alright fuck being a slayer. But for right now, he could deal with stupid fucking spawn. “One here, t--” The last word didn’t make it out before he felt something on his back, pulling him down. Shit. Kaden rolled over and tried to throw the thing off of him. Instead he rammed his own body into a headstone. Fuck slaying. Cemeteries were the worst, that was right. Kaden tried to kick himself around, see what he was up against, get the upper hand back, but he felt claws piercing into his shoulder and shouted out in pain. Fuck, fuck, fuck.

In a way, Harsh kind of got it, the whole hunting thing. There was a rush that came with dusting a spawn, there wasn’t anything else like it. Maybe it was a power tripping thing. If he had his soul, maybe he would get a kick out of actually helping people by dealing with these things. He would have to try it… if he ever got his stupid soul back. Actually, with Kaden there, it was the perfect time to go for some teeth. There weren’t as many on his side. Harsh drove his stake into another spawn’s chest before turning, kicking out and catching the leg of another. In an instant, he was on top of it, holding the thrashing husk down with one arm as he grabbed at its jaw. Maybe he could break it, force out a couple teeth before he dusted the fucker. If only it would just stop moving for a second. He almost had a decent grip when Kaden’s voice rang out. Harsh froze. Shit. Maybe this was too many. Kaden wasn’t used to spawn, he couldn’t feel them coming, didn’t know what to look for. But if he could just get those teeth. When was he going to get another chance like this? But… he promised. Cursing, Harsh grabbed the spawn’s head, ripping it from the body. The dust hadn’t even settled before he was throwing himself up and over a headstone. The spawn on Kaden was too busy trying to take a chunk out of his shoulder to do anything about the stake Harsh drove into its back. Grabbing at Kaden, Harsh hauled him up, one hand pressing to his shoulder. “Hey, you good? You’ve gotta stop going all damsel in distress on me, man.”

Kaden grit his teeth and got ready to kick the spawn off of him when suddenly, his foot flew right through the dust falling on top of him. Huh. Alright. An arm reached out and pulled him up. He grimaced as he felt the pressure on his shoulder, Harsh’s face finally coming into clarity. “I’m not giong fucking damsal on you--” he sait through grit teeth, moving his friend’s hand off his injured shoulder so he could take a look at it himself. It hurt but it wasn’t too bad. He rolled his shoulders back, shook it out, it’d be fine. “I had it covered, clam down,” he reiterated. Part of him wanted to go grab another swig of his beer. Maybe later. He looked across the cemetery, didn’t see much. “Hold on,” he said, putting his hand to pause them both. “There’s something up ahead. I hear a scuffle. Or something. Ready?” he said, turing to his hunting partner, stake in hand.

“Sure you did, man.” You’re fucking welcome. Harsh bit back the thought. Fine, maybe next time he’d just let Kaden get snacked on. And he had been so close to getting those stupid teeth. There would be more spawn. He didn’t have to get stupid and rush this. At least now Kaden had to think he was a halfway decent slayer. That would get him somewhere. Harsh frowned, listening intently. That was definitely a scuffle up there. But not like this, not just mindless spawn getting dusted. There was one heart beat over there, panicked, going faster and faster. And then quick, careful steps. Calculated. Hungry. Shit. He wasn’t really in the mood for dealing with an actual vampire. But if he didn’t, Kaden would call him on it. Jaw set, he nodded. “Yeah, follow me, stay close.” He moved quickly, ducking between headstones, stopping behind a massive one, peering around the side. Whoever the poor idiot out there was, they had stopped moving, the heartbeat slowing. Fuck. Harsh peeked around the side of the grave. Sure enough, the vampire was going to town on the guy’s neck. He was still alive, but he wouldn’t be for long.

Turning back to Kaden, Harsh leaned in to whisper. “I’ll get the asshole’s attention. Those graves over there, sneak around behind him.” It was a shit plan, but there wasn’t time for a better one. This whole hunting thing sucked. Harsh didn’t give himself time to think better of it before he stepped out of hiding, stake tucked into his back pocket. He lifted a hand in a casual wave. “Hey man, what’s going on? Are you… are you good over here?” How the hell was he supposed to play this? The vampire looked up at him, more annoyed than anything else. “Fuck off man, I got here first.” Shit. Hopefully Kaden wasn’t listening that closely. Harsh casually sauntered closer. “Listen, I’m going to give you one chance to drop the guy. If you don’t, this doesn’t end well for at least one of us. Count of three, man. One. Two. Three--”

Kaden gave a quick nod and then followed behind, happy to let the slayer take the lead when it came to the undead. The plan seemed a little basic but he wasn’t exactly the slayer in this situation. This wasn’t his terf so he trusted that Harsh had this handled and did as he was told. Kaden crouched and found a spot behind the headstones, eyes narrowed, stake in hand, and listening intently to the conversation. It was strange, Harsh was making conversation with this vampire? Alright. That was a choice. He couldn’t imagine Alain using that method but he wasn’t one to criticize if it worked. Weirder yet, the vampire said something about getting there first. The fuck did that mean? And Harsh was bargaining with it? Putain de merde, what was going on? Kaden didn’t have time to analyze the full scenario, not when the slayer was doing a countdown. That could only mean one thing. On three, Kaden leapt from his hiding spot and lunged at the vampire. He wrapped him into a headlock and held him down. “Now!” he shouted, expecting Harsh to stake the fucker before he had a chance to make any more bullshit deals.

At least Kaden was good at this whole hunting thing, decent enough to pick up on Harsh’s admittedly thrown together plan. The wheels were still spinning. Kaden had to have heard that, all of it. There were going to be questions, but he could deal. He had talked his way out of worse. But talking would have to come after dealing with the vampire. As soon as Kaden moved, Harsh followed. The vampire thrashed in Kaden’s grip, dropping his victim, trying to wrestle free. Harsh caught the poor, unfortunate human, taking a second to get them out of the way before pulling his stake free. Two on one wasn’t exactly fair, but that was slayers for you. Harsh jammed the stake home, watching with surprising satisfaction as the asshole turned to dust, falling away between them. He flashed Kaden a wide grin. “Easy peasy. We should get this guy some help,” he said, looking to the unconscious, would be victim. “I can carry him to the hospital if you wanna call it a night. Thanks for coming out with me, man. I kinda needed to blow off some steam.”

Kaden was thankful that Harsh worked fast and seemed to follow his thoughts. As soon as the vampire was dust, Kaden leapt down to check on the victim. He put his fingers up to his neck, making sure there was still a pulse. It was slow, but it was steady. He breathed a sigh of relief and placed him on his side, trying to keep him in stasis. “Yeah he needs a hospital. But he should be okay.” It was a little concerning that Harsh wasn’t that occupied with the man in front of them. Even drunk, the victim was Kaden’s first priority now that the monster was defeated. “What was that back there?” he asked as he readied to help Harsh pick up this guy. “Were you making a deal with that vampire back there or what? What kind of tactic was that?” Because that’s what it was, it's what it had to be. A tactic. Right?

Shit, right, caring about people. That was… hard. He could do it with patients well enough, but right now, it took quite a bit of self control for Harsh to not just finish the guy off. Focus, just stay focused. He probably couldn’t eat him even after Kaden left. If the body turned up, Kaden would know something was up. Fuck, this being good thing was always such a pain. He crouched a little so Kaden could help the victim onto his back, making sure to get him secure before straightening up. Oh. Great. That. Shit shit shit. “Do you ever not just run in stake first? Listen man, vampires aren’t always looking for a fight. If you can get them off guard and get in close, that works way better, at least for me. Going on guns blazing is a great way for people to get caught in the crossfire. I wasn’t making a deal, I was just getting him talking long enough for you to get the jump on him. There’s lots of ways to do this, Kaden. What would you’ve done differently? Honest question,” he added on, tone casual, expression even. He should learn. If he was going to play the part, he had to do it well. A couple more slips like that and his whole cover would be blown.

Kaden’s face twisted up in confusion. He tried to think of past hunts with other slayers. Sure, sometimes they had to get creative, but that was usually against groups or in urban settings. “I guess, but there was a victim and no one else around.” Kaden reached underneath the guy and picked him up, ready to hand him off to Harsh. Or just walk him to the hospital himself. He still wasn’t quite convinced by Harsh’s strategy, but he supposed that the slayer had done this far more often than Kaden had. “I mean, I probably would have just run in. Considering,” he said, looking pointedly down at the man he was carrying. “Doesn’t seem worth the risk to bargain when he was outnumbered and lives were at stake.” Then again, all's well that ends well, right? Supposed there was no point in criticizing. “Guess it doesn’t matter. But you probably shouldn’t head to the hospital alone. You know, if something else is out there. I can carry him, you can run backup. Or vice versa, doesn’t matter. But you probably shouldn’t go it alone.”

“You never know how a vampire’s going to operate. They’re not like spawn. I’ve had some snap victim’s necks just to spite me, or try to throw them on the stake first.” It was easy to throw out stories that were true, well, half true. Who was who might have needed to be switched, but it was better than a complete fabrication. Harsh lifted one shoulder in a little shrug, conscious of not jarring the victim too much. “I guess that’s fair. I don’t know, I’m sort of used to going solo. Sometimes I overthink it, maybe, trying to make sure I’ve got everything covered.” That sounded… sort of true. If there wasn’t so much stupid fresh blood right on his back, maybe it would be easier to focus. He gave Kaden a little smile. “I appreciate it, man. It’s nice having someone to watch my back.”

#writing #chatzy #chasseurdeloup #c: Kaden

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lunarr-rrose · 4 years ago

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Property Management with Jason Marcordes - Fernando Angelucci

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On this episode of What is the Deal, the real estate podcast that gives answers, we’ll be covering what is the deal with property managers. The job title is self-explanatory, but there is more to know. Joining me to open the doors on property management is our good friend and colleague, Jason Marcordes.

Jason Marcordes, Founder, Managing Broker, Property Manager of Landmark Property Management of Chicago is a full service real estate brokerage dedicated to going above and beyond for our clients.

We handle everything real estate related – including buying/selling, leasing, property management, rehabbing, construction, development, real estate investments, and receivership.

We offer services such as finding and placing a resident, coordinating maintenance, rent collection, resident renewals, managing vendor relationships, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and more…

In this episode:

Who are you and what do you do?

What does a day in the life of a property manager look like?

What are the requirements in Illinois to become a property manager?

Why should a real estate investor use a property manager?

What are the decisions someone will be faced when choosing a property manager?

How would you advise someone to choose the right property manager?

What is the most common mistake you see real estate investors make when it comes to property managers?

On the flip side, what is the most common mistake you see property managers make?

What advice would you give a real estate investor looking to buy their first rental property?

What advice would you give someone considering starting a property management company?

Fernando O. Angelucci is Founder and President of Titan Wealth Group. He also leads the firm’s finance and acquisitions departments. Fernando Angelucci and Steven Wear founded Titan Wealth Group in 2015, and under his leadership, the firm’s revenue has grown over 100% year over year. Today,

Find out more at

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https://thestoragestud.podbean.com/e/property-management-with-jason-marcordes-fernando-angelucci/

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Fernando Angelucci (00:02): Hello everybody. Welcome to this episode of What's The Deal, real estate podcast that gives answers. Today we'll be covering what's the deal with property managers. The job title is somewhat self-explanatory, but there is more to know. So joining me today to open the doors on Property Management is my good friend and colleague Jason, Marcordes, hey Jason.

Jason Marcordes (00:37): Fernando. Doing great, thanks for having me.

Fernando Angelucci (00:42): Yeah. So thanks for coming up. Let's jump right into it. So who are you? And what do you do? Give us a little history on yourself.

Jason Marcordes (00:50): Absolutely. Like you said, Jason Marcordes I'm with Landmark Property Management. We are a company that specializes in residential property management in the Chicago land area.

Fernando Angelucci (01:03): Okay. how did you get into that? How'd you get into real estate?

Jason Marcordes (01:07): Yeah, absolutely. I actually got into it by accident, went to school to be a teacher. While I was in school, I went to work for my uncle's Property Management company and I fell in love with real estate. So, that's how I got my start. I've been in Property Management for about 12 years now, worked for a couple of different companies and then just decided that you know, wanted to start my own company

Fernando Angelucci (01:32): Now, Property Management, isn't the only real estate activity you do. What else do you do in the real estate world?

Jason Marcordes (01:39): What else do we do? In addition to Property Management, I've done some flips, some buying holds wholesaling as well as, you know.

Fernando Angelucci (01:50): You had some Airbnb's as well, didn't you?

Jason Marcordes (01:52): I did, Yeah. That's tunny, had a handful of Airbnb's, so short-term rentals, that was interesting.

Fernando Angelucci (02:00): And then you also, didn't you do some management for self storage at one point too?

Jason Marcordes (02:04): Yeah. So that's how I got my start as commercial Property Management. So did some distressed real commercial real estate, did some self storage, did some receivership, I've done just about everything in property management, So.

Fernando Angelucci (02:21): What is a receivership?

Jason Marcordes (02:23): Receivership is typically when the bank is going to foreclose on a particular property, that process takes a long time. So the bank it asks the court to appoint a receiver and basically that receiver steps in and appoints a property manager to take care of that asset. So when the bank actually takes it back, whether it be a year or two later, it still has value.

Fernando Angelucci (02:55): Okay, It's interesting what exact

Jason Marcordes (02:57): Yeah. they do you know, they oversee the property management, the maintenance, all that stuff. And then they report back to the court throughout the proceedings, just to make sure that, that particular borrower isn't kind of running that property into the ground.

Fernando Angelucci (03:15): Right. Great, So I know when you first started the Property Management Company, it was all you. But just like our companies, you have started implementing traction and building up your company, delegating and then elevating. So I have a, kind of a two-part question for you here when you first started off, what did a day in the life of a property manager look like originally? And then once you implemented traction started hiring and delegating, what does your days look like now?

Jason Marcordes (03:47): That's a fantastic question. Two totally different answers, a day in a life of a property manager as like a solo property manager. It's usually number one your weeks or seven days a week. and you work way too much. You're doing pretty much everything or Jack of all trades. You're doing the accounting, the advertising, the rent collection, tenant communication, any type of legal work as far as evictions. You're doing a little bit of everything and it obviously depends on the time of the month and the season. Most of our rentals happen in the summer. Obviously the rent collection happens toward the beginning of the month, but as like you said, we did implement EOS. It has been a complete game changer. So as you start to grow, as you start to delegate, you can kind of divvy up those responsibilities and delegate. So right now for my company, I'm primarily the sales guy. So I talked to all the potential clients and then I also am the COO. So I basically make sure that everything's kind of running in the, running smooth and headed in the right direction.

Fernando Angelucci (05:00): So you look over the departmental heads make sure they're getting their stuff done, and the reporting back to you.

Jason Marcordes (05:04): Yep, absolutely.

Fernando Angelucci (05:04): You're kind of in charge of big relationships, bringing new clients in big vendors things like that nature, right?

Jason Marcordes (05:14): Yeah, that's right. And it's a small company, so we, I basically, I hold a couple of seats the two biggest is like the visionary and the integrator. And I'm kind of, I got a foot in each. so as we grow, I will step out of that integrator role and just be the visionary for the company.

Fernando Angelucci (05:36): So speaking of your trajectory through Property Management, I know it certain times in your life, you had a lot of doors under management on a more of a commercial scale. And then now you kind of, when you went back and started your own company, you started with a few doors and then started leveling up again. So tell me, where were you at your peak as far as the amount of doors you were managing and then where are you now and where do you see yourself going over the next 12 to 24 months?

Jason Marcordes (06:05): Yeah when I was working for other companies, I was kinda in the corporate world and I had about 2000 doors underneath me. I had a full team of course different departments, all that good stuff. With my own company, we've been, I want to say three 25ish, maybe 350 at one point, we had a big fund out of California, that we ended up parting ways with. So we're actually smaller now, but again, just part of the journey realizing that, quantity or top-line thinking is not always the best.

Fernando Angelucci (06:42): Right. I know we've had some conversations offline about firing clients, the ones that the 20% that take up 80% of your time and how keeping those types of people around is a counter-intuitive when you're trying to grow a large company. So that kind of brings me to my next question, which is you know, in Illinois, which, where we're located right now, no Joe Blow off the street can just become a property manager. Right? So what are the requirements? What are the training required to get that designation to become a property manager in Illinois?

Jason Marcordes (07:18): That's correct, Yeah. So in other States it may not be necessarily the same, but in Illinois, if you're going to manage other people's property, you do need to go and get your broker's license. There are some activities in Property Management that you don't actually needed to do, but should be very limited. So as a rule of thumb, if anybody's looking for a property manager, they're gonna want to make sure that they are licensed they're a licensed broker in Illinois.

Fernando Angelucci (07:46): Okay. That makes sense. When, so the way that we met was because I had a couple of properties that were in rougher parts of town, or I need somebody with expertise. Even though I am a broker myself, I know you had the expertise, so you took over those properties and did really well with those. We actually just sold off the, I think the last couple that we had at a pretty significant profit. So that was great. And thank you very much for helping me out with that. I always, I really loved working with you because, I was able to trust you. I just gave you a spending limit. And then I said, I don't want to hear from you, Jason, just get it done, which worked out really well for me. I think it worked out well for you too. I don't think I was too much of an overbearing client, right?

Jason Marcordes (08:30): No, it was perfect. And honestly, that's how we prefer it to be. And about 90% of our clients are out of state or out of country. So we try to do that. We have a spending threshold, and we just, you know, we don't call you every time the sink starts to leak or, you know, some small repair like that.

Fernando Angelucci (08:51): Yeah. So that brings me to my next question, which is, you know, why should a real estate investor consider getting a property manager or maybe look at that question a different way who should consider being, getting a property manager and who should not?

Jason Marcordes (09:07): That is a great question. I guess it depends on your investing philosophy, kind of where you're at in life. If you have the time and you have the temperament, then by all means, you know, you can manage the property yourself, if you are, let's just say you're a working professional, accountant, attorney, whatever, software engineer and you are picking up your first property. But you have a full-time job, then I highly suggest getting a property manager. So it just depends on you and your availability and kind of, I guess your experience as well, dealing with tenants or rentals,

Fernando Angelucci (09:48): Let's touch on some of those. So the first one you mentioned is time requirements. Let's just use, let's say not your super beginner investor, but let's say somebody like me when I originally came to you a couple of years ago, and I had something like, I think nine doors in Illinois, total, let's actually, let's reduce it down. Let's say somebody with three doors, three single family homes, what type of time is required for managing, let's say three single family homes in a let's call it a C maybe C plus area.

Jason Marcordes (10:25): That's gonna, that's a tough question to answer. And it's going to depend on a lot of different variables. I mean, that's one of the reasons you hire a property manager is just because, you know, from an ROI standpoint, it makes sense. So although it's more expensive than doing it yourself, when you factor in your time, it's going to be a lot more expensive. So us as property managers, you know, we can leverage our team, we can leverage our experience, our software, so we can do what you're going to have to do in a fraction of that time.

Fernando Angelucci (10:58): And then you also touched on temperament. So what do you mean by that? Can you expand upon it?

Jason Marcordes (11:04): Yeah, I mean, you know, at the end of the day it's a people business, you know, we, as property managers have to talk to our clients, which are the owners. We also have to talk to the tenants you know, and the tenants you know, sometimes they run into issues and you have to be ready to deal with that. You have to have empathy. You need to, you know, understand where they're coming from and what's happening. And at the end of the day, you need to take care of business and, and take care of your tenants.

Fernando Angelucci (11:38): Yeah. What, how does that time or temperament requirement change based off of the asset grade or class? Like, for example, I know you manage a lot of properties on the Northside of Chicago and really nice neighborhoods, very high rents. But then you also manage some properties and more working class neighborhoods, lower rents, lower purchase prices. Give me kind of the dichotomy here between the two types of assets.

Jason Marcordes (12:03): Yeah, it's tough to make, it's not a hundred percent, but we definitely do see the lower the rent. It's usually the higher, the I guess higher the amount of hours that you have to put into the property on a monthly basis. So you know, that may be for a couple reasons, if the property is not renting for a lot, it may not be the nicest property. So you're going to have a lot more repairs, a lot more things to take care of. And then, you know, we also see, you know, correlation between credit scores. If you're not paying your bills, if in your credit is not great. Then there's a higher likelihood of us having to chase that rent, work out payment plans, do stuff like that.

Fernando Angelucci (12:57): So with the credit score, and I guess this is kind of a broader question, what type of screening requirements do you prefer to have for tenants? And I know that some investors will actually overlay their own requirements, either stricter or less strict on top of what you require, but let's say it's your own property that you're managing? What are you usually looking for from a tenant?

Jason Marcordes (13:22): It depends on the property. Every property is going to be different because every property is in a particular area. It's going to demand a different tenant and different criteria. So kind of like you were saying Northside versus Southside, you know, we see different credit scores. You know, it's tough in some of these neighborhoods to get a 700 credit score, but on in other neighborhoods, that's actually fairly common. So that's on a, on a per property basis. I mean, if you're talking real estate that I own, I want to see 650 plus three times the rent amount in income. No evictions, no collections.

Fernando Angelucci (14:06): Okay. And when you say three times income versus rent, is that gross income?

Jason Marcordes (14:13): Ideally it's a net.Yeah

Fernando Angelucci (14:14): Net.

Jason Marcordes (14:14): Yeah.

Fernando Angelucci (14:16): Okay. So I remember when I was going through the process of finding property managers, I actually called and interviewed close to 25 property managers. I remember when I first called you.

Jason Marcordes (14:30): Not surprised me.

Fernando Angelucci (14:31): Yeah. When I first called you. I think I asked you, I told you upfront. I was like, Hey, Jason, I think I'm going to need an hour of your time today. I'm surprised he didn't hang up the phone on me. There was a lot of people that did hang up the phone on me when I told them that. So I appreciate you sticking with me. With that being said, what are some of the decisions an investor would be faced when choosing a Property Manager? What are the types of questions they should be asking?

Jason Marcordes (14:57): So there's a, there's a ton. I mean, we can dive into this. Do you, you know, do you want a big company or a small company? you know, what are the pros and cons of each that's something that you have to decide? I mean, I we are a smaller company. I prefer smaller companies, but you know, at some point it seems like it's really tough for property managers to scale and to, to keep the same level of customer service. So I see that in some Property Management companies around a thousand units some less or some more that are really good understand, you know, how to scale and how to still provide a quality service. So do you want the big or small company? Do you want to be hands-off or hands-on as a landlord?

Jason Marcordes (15:46): And then the biggest one, in my opinion, is are you shopping on quality or are you shopping on price? Are you just looking for the cheapest company out there, or you looking for the highest quality company may not be the cheapest, but in the long run, if they give you the highest quality, they may be able to save you some substantial money over the long-term. If they can just prevent, you know, one busted pipe, over the long haul, or just rent your unit one month quicker than the cheaper property management company, it really could save you thousands over, you know, over the term of the agreement.

Fernando Angelucci (16:27): Yeah. And that's one of the things that I always tell new buy and hold investors is, you know, what really kills your profit is vacancy and turnover. So let's use an example of a $2,000 a month rental, if all of a sudden that rental goes vacant and it takes three months for you to re-rent it, let's say it's in the middle of winter and a harsh like polar vortex, you know, and you have to do say $4,000 in turnover, costs, paint and carpet, and maybe a couple of repairs. And that's 10 grand potential that you just lost on an investment that you're, you know, you're bringing in 2000 bucks a month that could meet close to two to three years worth of profit that you've lost because of those vacancies and those turnover costs. So I definitely hear what you're saying. I know I've, I've gone through the gambit before we found you. I had a, one of those low fee property managers, and it ended up costing me probably close to $25,000 over the long run until we finally switched over to you so that I completely understand and agree with what you're saying, as far as you get what you pay for. Do you want high quality, or do you want just to nickel and dime on fees and end up losing money in the long run? Right. Penny wise, pound foolish, I believe. Is that the phrase? So I, man, you're hitting home with that.

Jason Marcordes (17:53): Yeah. And I mean, it's the same, like with any other important profession, like, are you going to choose the cheapest doctor? You know, if you have to have surgery or dentist or attorney, like you want the best representation, this is a rental property. I mean, for most people, it's a huge chunk of their investment portfolio. You know, a lot of people, this is their retirement.

Fernando Angelucci (18:16): Right.

Jason Marcordes (18:16): So do you want to trust that with anybody the guy who's willing to do it for next to nothing? Or do you want a reputable company to, you know, to look after that for you?

Fernando Angelucci (18:27): Yeah. Speaking of, you know, reputable companies and what you're looking for, I know you've dealt with tons of investors. You've also dealt with tons of property managers. I see all the time when we talk, you know, offline, how you're getting clients from other property managers that were not doing their job well. So this is kind of a two-part question. Number one, what is the most common mistakes that you see real estate investors make when they choose property managers? And then the second part is what are the most common mistakes you see when someone is finally actually chose a property manager and starts that relationship that day to day or that month to month communication?

Jason Marcordes (19:07): Okay. So the first part what are the mistakes you see when selecting a property manager, that is going to be a lack of due diligence. So they're not doing the due diligence they need to, they're not Googling it. They're not reading the reviews. They're not looking at BiggerPockets, they're not asking the right questions. So I'm huge on that, I even tell the people that are calling us, I say, Hey, you know, go look at our reviews, read them go on BiggerPockets, ask around you know, that's important. Don't just go with the first person you come across. On the the second question once you start that relationship, the, one of the, you know, the biggest mistakes that Property Management companies make. I see a couple, you know, number one, lack of communication and transparency.

Jason Marcordes (20:10): So, you know, we hear all the time from potential clients. You know, the reason they're coming to us is they, you know, they emailed their property manager, you know, three times over the last two weeks and they still haven't heard back, lack of transparency that they don't know what's going on at the property. They can't get answers. The second thing is just the inability to take care of maintenance items. A lot of times when we take over the property, tenants will say, Hey, I've been trying to get this done for two, three, four weeks, and you know, they, the Property Management company just never responded to it never took care of business. And then the last thing see quite often is, just the inability to rent units and bring down that vacancy. You know, we've talked to, clients, that are coming from Property Management companies that tried to rent their unit for two, three, four, five, sometimes six months, and no activity. And then you pull up, you know, you pull up the listing and there's like one picture or no pictures, you know, it looks like crap, you know, there's no description, stuff like that.

Fernando Angelucci (21:20): Uh-huh. Yeah. That makes a lot of sense. When, you know, half of the work is finding the property manager, but then the other half is actually buying the right property. So what advice would you give to a real estate investor looking to buy their first rental property?

Jason Marcordes (21:38): So my, you know, I got a ton of advice, I love to advise new investors. First thing is get your finances right. So pay off your debt, credit card debt, automobile debt, whatever it is, pay it off, start saving some money. Once you get your finances right, you know, develop your game plan. What do you want to do? Do you want to do flips? Do you want to do buy and hold? Do you want to do short-term rentals? So figure out the game plan. Doesn't have to be anything extravagant. Write little one-page business plan, write out your goals. And then the next thing is build the team. You're going to need a good broker, good property manager, good contractor, good attorney you know, people like that.

Fernando Angelucci (22:23): A good wholesaler.

Jason Marcordes (22:24): A great wholesaler, absolutely, that's one of the most important. So build that team, and then the last thing is really execute like you, I mean, we've all been on BP. We've all, you know, we've all listened to podcasts like everybody and their brother wants to be a real estate investor and you could research it for years. I mean, you can never run out of stuff, content to take in, but at the end of the day, you gotta pull the trigger sometime. And for me, you know, I am on the Jesus, I'm drawing a blank. I'm on the.

Fernando Angelucci (22:57): Analysis paralysis side?

Jason Marcordes (23:00): The House Hacker Bandwagon.

Fernando Angelucci (23:02): Okay.

Jason Marcordes (23:02): I love it. I mean, it just makes sense. If you can buy a property for three and a half percent down, a fixed rate, 30 year mortgage like that is that's money. So for your first deal to minimize your risk, you might as well do you know, do the house hack.

Fernando Angelucci (23:20): And you've done a few house hacks now. Right? Tell us about those.

Jason Marcordes (23:24): Yeah. I mean, like I said, it's a no brainer. I mean, especially if you're a broker. That's like another hack in itself. So if you hear if you're a broker, you get a two and a half percent commission for buying that property. So you go FHA, you have to put three and a half percent down, you get your two and a half a percent commission. You're down 1%. You know, from there you can, you know, you could do different things. You can ask for a closing credit, you can ask for a higher, tax probation. You can actually get paid to purchase that property.

Fernando Angelucci (24:03): And you've done this now, I think what two or three times, right? I mean, you're on your, the multi-family that you own now is this your third house hack?

Jason Marcordes (24:12): So as far as house hack, this is my second.

Fernando Angelucci (24:15): Second. Okay.

Jason Marcordes (24:16): Yeah.

Fernando Angelucci (24:17): Yeah. Tell us a little bit about the deal that you're in right now. I believe it's what a four or five flat something like. that?

Jason Marcordes (24:23): Yeah, it's a four flat. So with the house hack it's gotta be one to four, you know, anything five pluses is a commercial, so different loan product. But yeah, I mean, I did this one exactly like you're talking about, or we're talking about, I guess, you know, three and a half percent down, I got a two and a half percent commission. I got a 3% closing credit and I jacked up the tax probations, my lender, actually, he, you know, we had issues with the loan because we couldn't, we were actually getting paid to buy the property. And with FHA, they don't really appreciate that. So we actually had to take some of that extra money and pay down our mortgage, rate or interest rates. So, you know, I locked in a 2.99 when it was, you know, that was a hell of a deal. Now, you know, when you didn't think rates could go much lower, they did lower them. So you're seeing that pretty regularly, but man, 30 year fixed rate at 2.99, like it's incredible.

Fernando Angelucci (25:25): Right. Well, that's good. So kind of switching gears here now this is teacher competition, but what advice would you give someone considering maybe starting their own Property Management Company?

Jason Marcordes (25:46): Don't do it? No. what advice would I give people that are starting their own company? Number one, be very selective of your clients, or the properties you're taking on. You know.

Fernando Angelucci (26:01): What do you mean by that?

Jason Marcordes (26:02): Well, what I did, which is very common in any industry, you know, when you first start your business, any business is good business. Property Management is not like a singular transaction. It's really a relationship. So, you are going to be married to that person, whether it be, you know, six months, a year, 10 years, whatever. So you want to make sure that you vet that person and that is somebody you feel comfortable with, you know, working with over the long haul for the next couple of years, same thing with properties. You want to make sure that you feel comfortable going in that neighborhood, dealing with that property. It's not like a problem property, always going to be you're always going to get maintenance calls or you can't rent it to, you know, a qualified tenant. So.

Fernando Angelucci (26:49): Uh-huh.

Jason Marcordes (26:49): That's my number one thing is like, be selective. It's your company, you have to design it the way you see, you know, your goals, kind of fitting that issue. So the other thing is, you know, charge what you're worth again. Ua common thing for new businesses is to give discounts, with Property Management, it's not a single transaction. So you make that discount on the front end, you're going to be dealing with that for a long time, going forward. And Property Management is not high margin business, although every one of our clients apparently thinks that way, but it's, it's not, it's not a high margin business, so it's easy to break even, or even lose money if you start giving out discounts. So.

Fernando Angelucci (27:38): Yeah.

Jason Marcordes (27:38): You know, if you're a high quality property manager, you should charge like it.

Fernando Angelucci (27:45): I like that, charge what you're worth, I mean.

Jason Marcordes (27:47): Yeah.

Fernando Angelucci (27:47): In the last few companies that we started in the very beginning, we were kind of hit with that as well, charging them a little bit less, just trying to gain the business. And just like you said, what you find out is not all business is good business.

Jason Marcordes (28:00): Yep.

Fernando Angelucci (28:00): Especially once it becomes a longer-term relationship. You want somebody to, you know, really appreciate what you do and see the value. You know, we always talk about leading with value and coming from an abundance mindset perspective. And it, once you start doing those things, it takes a while to kind of unwind the damage that you did from, you know, giving out discounts and taking losses on certain things, just because you thought that the top line growth was worth it at the sacrifice of the bottom line. So totally makes a lot of sense.

Jason Marcordes (28:39): Absolutely. I had a major shift last year from top line and bottom line thinking. And man, it has had an incredible change in our business at really in my life, my level of stress. I mean I highly suggest you know, getting into that mindset.

Fernando Angelucci (28:58): Well, so how can people reach you? And is there anything that they should know before they try and contact you?

Jason Marcordes (29:06): Not really. I'm an open book, so I love to help people. You know, if you have any questions, need help with anything, need a referral. I have tons of referrals, lenders, contractors, whatever you need. You know, feel free to shoot me a text and we can set up a time to talk.

Fernando Angelucci (29:23): What's your what's your website address?

Jason Marcordes (29:27): You can go to www.ChicagosPropertyManagement.com, that's Chicago with an S. www.ChicagosPropertyManagement.com. You could also reach out there, there's a contact us form.

Fernando Angelucci (29:37): Cool. Well, Jason, I really appreciate you coming on. It's always good to see you, my friend.

Jason Marcordes (29:42): Yeah, it's been a pleasure. Thanks for having me.

Fernando Angelucci (29:44): Talk to you soon.

Jason Marcordes (29:46): All right. Take care.

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NSFW Alphabet for Mike 🥰 please!

NSFW Alphabet for Mike Zacharias:

A-Aftercare: Despite his giant build and his role as the Second Strongest Soldier, Mike is a complete teddy bear when it comes to aftercare. He is the type to smother his lover in kisses as he cleans them up. Then prepare to be held for as long as you want, because this man lives to snuggle with you!

B-Body Part: Mike as a boob man. Doesn’t mean they have to be particularly big, he just loves to cup your breasts in his large hands. He also loves to feel your perky nipples pressed against his chest while you are having sex or you are just laying against him. Expect those bad boys to be swollen and a bit sore when he gets done loving them with his mouth.

C-Cum: Mike has a dirty little secret, he loves cum. Your cum, his cum, doesn’t matter to him. Your cum he loves all over his face and in his gotee as he licks you over and over until you are begging for mercy. His cum he gets a rush out of seeing painted on your body or oozing out of your satisfied pussy.

D-Dirty Talk: He is normally a quiet man, but his dirty talk game is pretty awesome. That rarely used deep voice is perfect. “Have I told you how sexy you look bouncing on my cock?” “Fuck, Y/N your pussy’s so good I’m about to blow, you’re so good at squeezing the cum out of me.” That sexy tone is guaranteed to push you into your own orgasm.

E-Experiment: Mike is all for some experimentation. He had several ideas of things that he wants to experience with you. He’s a man secure enough in his manhood to be willing to push his own boundaries to try what you want at least once. If it’s not for him he will let you know. It’s all about that give and take for him. How can he expect you to try those things that make him hard if he’s not willing to do the same for you?

F-Favorite Position: This man loves for you to ride his cock. Not only does he get a fantastic view, he’s not unaware of the large size difference between the two of you. It’s a way he doesnt’ have to worry about hurting you by accident. Another favorite is to hold you up in his arms and push you against a wall. Something about having you unable to move much in his arms as you moan out his name does it for him.

G-Goofy: Surprise! Mike can be a bit of a goofball with you. He’s not opposed to teasing you and cracking jokes. He keeps it more on the fun loving side rather than insulting. For him, sex is a stress relief and he enjoys when you both are laughing before you start having sex. Given the stressful nature of your jobs as Scouts, of course he wanted to be a light hearted with you as possible.

H-Hair: Our golden giant has a nice dusting of hair across his broad chest. Not enough to claim he’s wearing a fur coat, but enought for you to know that your stud is all man. His pubic hair is lighter than his chest hair naturally, not having much growing in to trim. You’ve made fun of him for before and he retaliated by hiding your razor for a week and calling you Sasquatch.

I-Intimacy: Yes he can be all fun and games at time, but for Mike, he expresses every emotion in his hands on your body. When it’s the night before an expedition, the grins fall away and he sets out to make sure you know that his heart is firmly in your hands as he revertly strokes your skin. Expect him to put that nose to use as he drinks in your scent, etching it into his brain as those green eyes close and he sighs against you.

J-Jack Off: He loves to fuck you, but that isn’t always and option and you know that. He will take care of himself in the privacy of your bedroom. Laying back on your bed, he will firmly grasp his cock in his fist and work himself up to and orgasm with hard, fast strokes. His eyes are closed as he brings your scent to mind and it’s like you’re right there with him. His body jerks as his cum jettisons out onto his stomach and he sighs, relieved that he had his release.

K-Kink: Lowkey Daddy Alert! He would never ask you to call him Daddy but if you do, expect that man’s hips to start moving faster as the sound propels him to fuck you harder. He obviously has a Olfactophilia Kink, loving the scent of you any way he can get it. You pretend not to notice that he has swiped a pair of your panties from the laundry. High key LOVES to watch you masturbate in front of him. He will lock the door to his office and put you on his desk to get a front row view of your fingers dipping into your dripping pussy.

L-Location: He will fuck you anywhere he can get you alone for more than five minutes. Once, when he was feeling particularly evil, he took you into the Captain’s office and bent you over his desk. For weeks after, anytime he had to go talk to Levi there was a stupid grin on his face.

M-Motivation: It really doesn’t take much to get Mike in the mood. If you wear any of the expensive panties that he has bought you and wear it under your uniform, he will spot the outline against your trousers. He’ll be raring to go. But he loves when you come up to him and run your hands across his chest and pull at him to lean down and gives him a sloppy kiss. It will normally end with him throwing you over his shoulder to find the nearest secluded spot.

N-No: He’s not going to hit you, even if you want it. (Punching, kicking, slapping) Mike knows his strength too well to even play at something like that. Plus he doesn’t want to hurt you, he loves you. He’s also unwilling to choke you during sex. As an officer, he has seen too many accidental deaths he’s had to write the report on for autoerotic asphyxiation. NOT HAPPENING

O-Oral: This man could go down on you for hours an be happy. He honestly believes that his best death would be to kick the bucket with his face between your legs, except for the fact that it would traumatize the shit out of you. But this doesn’t mean he doesn’t fucking love the sight of you on your knees in front of his chair with your lips wrapped around his dick. He fucking loves when you wake him up with a blow job, he will just have the best day no matter what happens.

P-Pace: He’s a giant of a man and stronger than an ox. In the bed of course he’s like a damn train barreling down the tracks. He starts off slow, giving you time to accommodate his girth, but when he’s freely sliding into you, expect that man’s cock to turn into a jackhammer, pounding away at your cervix. When he’s in that mood to really fuck you until you see stars, you’ve woken up everyone in your wing of the castle from your screams. It was really embarrassing that time Erwin burst in, thinking there was something wrong.

Q-Quickie: Sex is sex. He knows that not every time is going to be a nightlong multiple orgasm love-making session. Sometimes that quick fuck in the woods when your supposed to be training is the best thing for your relationship. It keeps the spark alive and your body throbbing for the next encounter you may have.

R-Risk: Sex in public is always a thrill, but as an officer, he does keep it to areas you are less likely to be seen. But if there’s a reasonable chance he can get you both off before someone comes by, expect your pants to be pulled down in a heartbeat. Risky sex is alright at long as it’s not choking you or punching you. Again, thats not happening, but he will set up safewords when you want to take a walk on the wild side.

S-Stamina: He’s another one of those men that can outlast his woman to the point where she’s wondering if he’s ever going to cum. When you two have the time, he’s going to be moving inside you for at least an hour. He can speed it up for you by leaning down and drinking in your scent. If you weren’t quite done with him, it’s going to be awhile. At least half an hour, but he will make sure that you are kept entertained by his tongue and fingers in the meantime.

T-Toys: Mike is wary of toys until he learns what all you can do with them. Then it’s like a little kid being given free reign in a candy store. He will buy everything that looks interesting. It will just be another thing that can aid in making sure that you are completely satisfied in his bed.

U-Unfair: He doesn’t really like to tease you too much sexually. He would rather give you multiple orgasms than try to deny you. Mike wants you anticipating your next encounter, not wondering if he’s going to edge you for hours without relief.

V-Volume: There’s something about these Scouts that just makes them more quiet in bed than most. He will grunt softly in your ear during a particularly pleasing move or thrust. When he cums, its going to a a low calling of your name as he releases. You’ve only been able to make him shout a few times and it’s a personal goal of yours every time your together.

W-Wild Card: Mike is pretty possessive. It’s a good thing that not too many people would fuck with his woman, because it wouldn’t end well for them. He is definitely one to go pull you out of someone’s range and give you a quick but thorough fuck in a closet.

X-X-Ray: Again, he’s a giant. Of course his cock is going to be the same. He is almost pushing 11 inches of thick, girthy deliciousness. His tip is like the edge of a sword, much smaller, allowing him to work his way in without causing you too much pain.

Y-Yearning: If there wasn’t the issue of serving humanity and fighting the Titan’s, Mike would probably try to spend all of his time in bed with you. As much as possible and still support you, of course. He loves the feeling of your skin against his, your calming presence around him and craves it as much as possible.

Z-Zzzz: Mike sleeps pretty well, as well as any Scout can. But after an intense few hours of making love to you, he’s ready to slip off into dreamland. He will cuddle for as long as you want, but most of the times as you lay there in his arms, his eyes will close and you’ll start to hear his soft snores. It’s always so peaceful and you find yourself drifting off too.

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Flex had seen and been to a lot of strange places: a sentient street, the borders of a comic book, a dimensional painting, a few other daunting places best forgotten, and now even a shared dream state. His current location was quickly becoming his favorite of the weird bunch though, if only for the view. Nostrils flared and hands rested on hips as he basked in the beauty that was Larry Trainor returned to form, in all his naked glory, and bound to the bed by nothing but the sheer force of Flex’s powerful, reality warping tree trunks thighs. His thickly muscled thighs clenched tight to keep Larry in place, he offered a dimpled grin and then slipped his thumbs under the only layer of clothing he had to finally step out of the thong. “There we go now, that’s more comfortable,” he sighed, his proudly erect cock jumping in keen interest under Larry gaze. “And now, let’s get back to business, yeah…?”

Flex planted one knee on the edge of the bed and Larry’s knees were splayed and pushed up without every being touched. The bigger man’s breath expelled with a dreamy sigh as he took advantage of the new position and ran his fingers along the tender skin behind Larry’s balls. “You just go ahead and cum all over your pretty self when my magic fingers become too much, you hear…” he encouraged and then without further delay, his fingers were slick and teasing at Larry’s tight rim. Only his fingertips were used to tease the hole until it relaxed and quivered at his touch and he gradually pushed in one meaty finger, then another and another. His brow drawn together in sheer careful determination while he took his sweet time stretching Larry open and working his fingers in deeper.

Larry almost forgot how good it felt to be intimate with someone, much less with a guy as sexy and desirable as Flex. The fact that the muscular stud even wanted to take him to bed initially made Larry suspicious; his outside appearance didn’t exactly inspire sexual attraction in most. He may have been a beautiful man before, but his good looks were now obscured by intense scarring and first-degree burns. But perhaps he should have had more faith in Flex’s decent, loving heart to know that looks weren’t everything. At least here, in this surreal dream state, Larry’s inner beauty got to return to the surface, making him feel like he once did before the accident…

Larry loved nothing more than being man-handled and dominated by someone who knew how to make his heartbeat rise — among other things. He watches hungrily as Flex removes the last piece of obstructive fabric on his body, causing that incredible, heavy cock to hang proudly below him. Larry needed that thing inside him now. Unfortunately, Flex’s playful side ensured he would just have to wait a bit longer to get what he wanted.

Then Flex changes his position, allowing for prime access to Larry’s puckered entrance, tighter than a vice after decades of repression and self-loathing. “Can’t promise you that I can hold it in, Flex,” chuckles Larry, his words turning into a swallowed moan when he feels Flex’s mighty digits splitting him open, sending shockwaves to his own growing erection. “Fuck, Flex—” he whimpers, knowing the adonis above him didn’t even need to use his powers to make him feel this good. Flex was just that much of a natural.

#m: negative man | larry trainor #biwrites #[ i will work on flex icons later hopefully you have enough usable ones for now ]#[ i am also going to make my own pretty larry icons apparently bc the only ones i found are locked ]#[ home of phobia at its finest ]

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tabletopmonsteroftheweek · 5 years ago

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Monster of the Week Mystery: Michigan- Report from Hell

Oh man i’ve been wanting to write this one for some time, and finally I have the free time to do so

This is a monster of the week version of the infamous game Michigan: Report from Hell. I’ll try my best to represent the game as best as possible while also allowing the players to explore. Also, it’s never stated where in michigan the game takes place, but because of epilogue where they go to a lighthouse, for this it’ll be set in Cheboygan.

Concept

A strange fog has surrounded Cheboygan, Michigan, making it near impossible to see through it. Everyone has taken shelter in their homes or buildings they were occupying before it arrived, however, those caught outside have turned into strange, flesh-like monsters with gaping mouths [some on their faces while others located in their lower regions]. Because of this, the Mackinac Bridge is closed off until it passes. The cause? The scientist Dr. O'Conner has created a bio-weapon in order to please the United States Military and tested it on a young man. The man, however, escaped the facility and hid in a warehouse, inadvertently causing the mist and monster transformation with his presence.

Hook

The players hear of the strange mist surrounding the town, and how the Mackinac Bridge has closed down.

Countdown

Day: The mist has appeared, with only silhouettes of the monsters seen within.

Shadows: The monsters multiply, killing everyone in the Cheboygan Public Library except for Nina.

Sunset: Everyone attempts to reach an evacuation point near the Cheboygan County Airport-Slh, while the news team continues to investigate.

Dusk: Civilians reach the evacuation point, however, they’re surrounded by the monsters. Only Brisco and the cameraman survive with the news crew.

Nightfall: Those that survived the onslaught at the evac point are hiding out in a nearby building. The cameraman makes it to the building.

Midnight: Everyone in Cheboygan is killed and devoured by the monsters.

Threats

Phenomenon: The Mist

Type: Teratogen (motivation: to turn creatures and people into monsters)

Description: A strange mist that's covering the entirety of Cheboygan, Michigan. It's incredibly hard to see through, making some townsfolk not attempt to travel through it. Some are persistent, however, and will drive blindly through. Because of this, there are some accidents seen on the roads, blocking some streets. Those that venture out will have a chance to turn into a monster or be killed by one.

Power:

Monster transformation- Those that walk through the mist has a chance to turn into one of those creatures. It’s unknown how its doing it, but its speculated from some of the news crew that inhaling the mist could be the cause. It hasn’t been tested yet, though.

Hunters that aren’t the monsterous or divine have the chance of becoming one of these monsters. Should they venture outside without a ventilation mask, they must roll Act Under Pressure.

On a 10+, they aren’t affected by the mist.

On a 7-9, they are affected, however they can resist the effects. If they chose to resist the effects, they will have to roll Act Under Pressure again the next time the venture out. If they choose to turn into the monster, they will change their type into the Monsterous type and will gain the traits listed below. They take 2 harm magic ignore armor during the transformation but will gain experience for taking it. [1 to 2 experience, up to the keeper]

On a miss, they slowly start to become one. They take 2 harm magic ignore armor and change their type to the Monsterous type. If they die when they take that 2 harm, instead of turning into a monsterous type they instead become one of the threats in the mystery/session/campaign.

Weakness:

Killing or containing The Strange Man. The Strange Man’s effects can be stalled by keeping him in a solid containment unit, where the mist won’t continue to spread. Killing The Strange Man will also end it, but it's messier. Stopping the mist from spreading will not kill the monsters present- it just makes it easier to see and deal with them.

Customs:

Monsterous type: The Flesh Beast

Curse: Feed [Flesh, blood, human meat]

Natural attacks: Teeth (3 harm intimate) + ignore armor OR additional 1 harm

Moves:

Preternatural Speed

Unquenchable Vitality

Unnatural Appeal

Claws of the Beast

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Minion: The Strange Man [Identified as Anthony Cipolla]

Type: Cultist (motivation: to save their own skin at any cost)

Description: A young man, possibly in his 20s, in a ripped white shirt, torn jeans, and barefooted. His face looks dirty and clawed up, hair disheveled, and wearing broken glasses. His fingernails are caked in blood, suggesting he gave himself those claw marks. He seems to have lost his mind, ranting and screaming.

He will run up to the hunters and any news reporters following them, asking them random things, and asking where Dr. O'Conner is. No matter who answers him, he will scream and run away from them. It’s almost impossible to convince him to do anything. He will scream about making the pain stop, about the weird “demons” that surround him, about Dr. O’Conner, and any kind of nonsense.

Anytime he receives pain, he will run away instead of attacking. He will only attack should someone grab him, but once he’s freed he’ll run again.

Supernatural powers: His very existence is creating the strange mist that’s covering the town. He himself doesn’t have any other kind of powers. While his body creates the mist, its also giving him great pain to the point where his mind snapped.

Attacks:

Clawing [1 harm close]

Slapping/struggling [0 harm]

Weakness: He’s still human, after all.

Harm: 7

Custom move:

Should the hunters choose to kill him instead of containing him, he will morph into a massive pile of mutated flesh. It will then explode, covering anyone close to him with the gore. This can trigger a monster transformation listed in The Mist’s powers above.

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Minion: The Flesh Monsters

Type: Brute (motivation: to intimidate and attack)

Description: Humans that were turned into monsters by The Mist. They always appear mutilated, with a giant mouth either on their head or their lower regions. Their limbs are twisted and contorted, and their faces always looked pained.

[One of these monsters will be identified as one of the newcasters that was with Brisco and the camera man. Her name was Pamela Martel]

Attacks:

Bite (2 harm intimate ignore armor)

Harm: 8

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Bystander: The Cameraman

Type: Witness (motivation: to reveal information)

Description: A mute cameraman that works for ZaKa TV. He mostly keeps to himself but will reveal footage of the monster that killed Pamela when he was out on the streets. He’s immune to the monster-transformation effects. He will join the hunters alongside Brisco mostly just to make sure his fellow sound guy doesn’t get himself killed. He’s with Brisco and Ann in downtown cheboygan, or where the hunters first enter the town.

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Bystander: Jean-Phillppe Brisco

Type: Witness (motivation: to reveal information)

Description: The sound operator for ZaKa TV. He’s brash, loud, flirtatious around women, but panics real bad when monsters are around. He was there with The Cameraman when Pamela was killed and turned into a monster. He does not like ZaKa TV’s chief, Debora, and thinks that she’s helping the monsters take over by sending out the reporters.

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Bystander: Ann Anderson