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14 December 2024 | 36 replies
There are small communities in Texas where the 3 or 4 small brokerages in town just keep a list between themselves or have created a Facebook group among themselves to promote their listings.I have run across a few Brokers over the years that just worked with buyers in the purchase of HUD/VA foreclosures and were not Realtors and therefore not members of a Board/MLSHowever, in any MLS that I have been involved with if the Broker is a member of the MLS, all of their agents are also required to be members.
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5 December 2024 | 2 replies
Create a list (you can download a csv from your phone) of ALL of your contacts.2.
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3 December 2024 | 9 replies
I know nothing about ME law specifically but I assume that can be done in accordance with local customs… Either by obtaining a court-certified copy of the original easement and re-recording it with all of the required signatures OR recording a confirmatory deed of easement which spells out the error and corrects it by including everyone who should have signed the original.
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7 December 2024 | 1 reply
You should consult an attorney or CPA for your specific situation.ANONYMITY: When you create the LLC, your name is recorded on the documents and published on the Secretary of State's website for all to see.
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1 December 2024 | 0 replies
Extended kitchen cabinets to ceiling to help look custom, changed all light fixtures, added cabinet hardware to cabinets, added accent walls, added swing to front porch.
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3 December 2024 | 15 replies
I have also been told by multiple people that I should create an LLC or Trust.
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4 December 2024 | 8 replies
I told the manager I've managed a portfolio of short-term rentals and that my previous landlord allowed me to do it and loved that it created an incentive for me to take exceptional care of the property.
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3 December 2024 | 21 replies
@Christine AledamIf you create a California LLC, the $800 cost is a tax deductible expense.
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3 December 2024 | 22 replies
Ironically, platforms designed for real estate (Zillow, Apartments.com, Rentler, etc.) produce very few tenants for me, compared to FB Marketplace (and I also find a lot of their functionality to be user un-friendly, from the landlord side). ...you'd think that platforms custom-made for real estate would make the process a snap for landlords, but it takes me a lot longer to post and manage rental listings on Zillow or Rentler than it did on Craigslist.
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4 December 2024 | 1 reply
This is a follow up post to one I created yesterday regarding a DSCR loan.