Jonathan Wheeler
First Property Under Contract - SFH NW Suburbs Chicago
4 April 2015 | 2 replies
Could use some minor updates but nothing major.
Amy E.
SmartLocks vs. Locksmith
21 April 2020 | 31 replies
The are sold on amazon and are made for all the major companys.
Brian Gibbons
Stay motivated
6 October 2016 | 24 replies
thank you BenThank you JohnRegarding self-employment over a w-2 jobWhen I was just out of the Marine Corps and I had this job at Johnson Controls engineering firm because I was a science major, had a lot of calculus physics and chemistryMy job was to sell to developers and builders That wanted air and water control devices and I was on straight commission basicallyI had like $20,000 in commissions that they didn't pay me for I got really upset and at 25 yrs of age I didn't have very much EQ, and my emotions got the best me I basically even went to a lawyer and asked how can I get my 20,000 in commissions here's the proof they owe me the moneyMy lawyer says it's gonna cost you 10,000 in legal fees to sue them at a minimum he's going to need that upfront as a retainerAnd then there was no guarantees I would get the 20 kThat's why I made the commitment at 25 never ever ever be a W-2 employee and I work as a 1099 alwaysThen I found a real estate 60-year-old mentor who taught me everything from distressed property to foreclosures to divorce to bankruptcy to probateI work for five hundred a week for 2 and a half years and then opened up my own business and did approximately 28 seller interviews a weekMy closing ratio in the beginning wasn't very good because I sucked at itBut with the good coaching from my teacher I got better and better and betterI quit after 2 1/2 years and started my own company on a shoestring it wasn't easyBut I made over hundred thousand dollars my first year if it wasn't for the teacher I would not know how to run a business and I would not know how to hire people and I would not know how to market and I would not know how to negotiateAnd you never stop learning because I made a Ton of money I was 29 and I made over 1 million and a quarter I rolled it back into the company which was a mistakeBut live and learn!
John Frost
New Member from Austin, Texas
6 April 2015 | 4 replies
I also know a bit about project management, so if we decide to do a more major remodel on an investment, I can properly plan it out and keep it in check.I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello to everyone.
Drew Wiard
"What's the difference between "Maintenance" versus "Cap-Ex?"
5 April 2015 | 3 replies
For instance, we had a major electrical repair in one of our rentals this year that cost $2500.
Sharad M.
Any contractor recommendations in Farmington Hills, Michigan
11 April 2015 | 7 replies
Hello all,My cousin who lives in Farmington Hills, MI, his house had a major kitchen fire last night.
Aaron Corleone
Are students a protected class?
6 April 2015 | 2 replies
Aaron, I don't know if students are a protected class, but you can have rules in place that would probably eliminate the vast majority of students from consideration.
Inna Young
no agendas or minutes to the remotely located owners
12 April 2015 | 2 replies
Unfortunately, that hasn't the case in the majority of associations that I've taken over.
Peter John K
anyone rehab a SANDY damaged WATERFRONT home in Long island???? freeport massapequa etc...
7 April 2015 | 8 replies
thank you @Mardochee Pierre very much although i do plan to flip it for a profit i would like to live there a year or two and make it a vacation rental when I'm not there and really don't want an inland house although i do notice a majority of the waterfront homes are actually just on a canal and there is the whole hones beech long beech rockaways etc... acting as a wall in my opinion.....mainly could you perhaps recommend an experienced inspector that could assist me when i visit the open house... they do provide all sorts of inspections and property information but i just don't trust them after all the whole thing is organized by some 3rd party company making a profit off the 6% commission at the auction so obviously they could be less than truthful... also any information from the state which owns the homes at this point i really wouldn't trust because i know the state can say one thing and than a local town official could come around and say oh no no you need to teat that house down etc...
Lucian Harris-Gallahue
Buying Cuban Homes, Uncharted Waters
11 May 2016 | 26 replies
They can only partner with a Cuban national, who has majority control (which basically means, the government controls) It was only in the last couple of years that Cuban nationals were even able to exchange property.