All Forum Posts by: Jay J.

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I'm in Amelia too!! ..small town. We should get together and talk REI & IT some time..

 Junior,

 I'd make sure your new tenants sign 'your lease' as soon as possible. I'm not sure of the laws in Fl, but I'd look in to it. You never know what the previous owners might have agreed to. I'm thinking things like lower rent for the tenant that cuts the grass, or maybe different rental due dates.. things like that.

It depends on what the purpose of the site is. I mean, if it's just a blog then no, it's not really l a big deal. 

But if you're doing things like selling items, having users create profiles, things that would make you the 'holder' of your users personal info (especially credit card stuff), I'd get with someone that knows about websites and the legal implications. Even a personal site can be hacked and there for, it's owner potentially liable. 

I've been in the IT industry for almost 20 years, but I'm not an expert on where that liability becomes a 'real' problem. But I would reccomend if you're holding peoples personally identifiable info, get with a professional. Better safe than sorry.

Hey Andrew and welcome to the best real estate website on the internet!!  

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I attended last night's (Aug 27) meetup, and I can honestly say it was absolutely worth the trip!!  I'm already looking forward to next months!!

I usually do on my left hand, but when I get paid I use my right also.. maybe some toes if I'm lucky.  :-)

But then the bills come in and I'm back to just the left..

j/k

What about real estate investments like 'Patch of land'..  they seems to offer decent returns. But that's still RE...

(though I have no idea what one must actually go through to 'invest' with them)

Great photo, but I do believe that posting your company image as your profile image is frowned upon. Although, you might be allowed to put in in your signature line..

  I'd double check though.. 

I remember this story..  (though, not quite as Bob describes..)

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/traffic/2014/...