Blake Brose
Vacation Rentals, Airbnb, VRBO, or something more?
7 December 2016 | 8 replies
And, many people seek out a particular brand for lodging to replicate favorite hotel experiences no matter where they are in the world.As we review the emergence of hotel conglomerates from one-off hotels, patterns show similar potential for the vacation rental industry and landscape is poised for parallel consolidation.What many think of today as the big “brands” of the vacation rental space are in reality actually listing sites that are similar to online travel agents like Priceline or Expedia, for instance.Such online marketplaces allow consumers to find anything and everything easily from the comfort of their own computers, from a spare couch to a castle to a country as Airbnb has highlighted in the past.
Sunil Bawa
Real Estate Investment Company Software?
6 July 2017 | 1 reply
You can setup categories, create users with different permissions, etc.When you start a flip you 1: setup a new account 2: create categories (ie, kitchen, bath, plumbing, landscaping, etc, etc) 3: as you make purchases take pictures of the receipts via the phone app and choose the category 4: via the web browser (computer) portal you the administrator can go through and verify all the incoming receipts 5: then you can create reports showing who's spending how much on what very easily”Rafael Norat said, “App folio, buildium, and rentec.
Amy Stewart
Views from Toronto #TheSix
13 July 2017 | 4 replies
I dig the audio info because I am recovering (slowly) from a concussion and I try to limit screen time and reading which is hard when my 9-5 is almost all on the computer and I'm in the middle of my first 'real deal' which closes next Friday (holy ****!).
Joel Owens
100,000 isn't much anymore
12 November 2012 | 25 replies
It is clear that when a country like Germany or the US prints or creates in a computer more money the end result is hyperinflation.
Bienes Raices
Mortgage was sold to Ocwen--what to expect?
19 August 2015 | 77 replies
When he identified himself as the bank, and upfront asked the Ocwen lady her name and employee ID, she was rather accommodating.She admitted that they had changed over their computer system and some things got "lost".
John Thedford
New Article: Austin Tx Is Most Over Valued RE Market
13 April 2015 | 40 replies
So that leaves Tech as the biggest risk of losing jobs and that is possible with a stock market collapse but people are still using computers and Google even if the stock market tanks.
Nelson Bridges
New Member from Charlotte NC
22 October 2014 | 12 replies
A little about myself, I have a BS in Computer Science but I chose to be a music producer.
Julie Kern
Should I hold firm or negotiate this deal?
13 November 2014 | 35 replies
I like to estimate things on the conservative side, but I don't want to be so conservative that I miss out on a deal which is why I'm looking for advice.I used the BP investment calculator to compute expenses using 10% vacancy, 20% maintenance/repairs/CapEX and 10% PM in addition to the property taxes of roughly $100/mo and insurance of about $70/month.
David C.
Survivorship Bias
5 November 2014 | 9 replies
however, in a book I read about 'big data' - those computer science guys are embracing correlation like crazy.
Justin Moon
Just received a low appraisal on a cash out refinance
2 February 2015 | 15 replies
If you have a copy of the appraisal, you should be able to see the exact adjustments made, so you can compare them to my guesses.Comp #1, 1402 sq.ft. sold for $251,000 (I'm computing that from the footage and your $179/sq.ft. number).