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5 February 2025 | 6 replies
Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.
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31 January 2025 | 19 replies
Since STR “lives” on reviews, being “right” because of the contract the guests signed might be the most expensive “right” you’ve ever experienced.So what’s left for the “wanna be” STR investor in today’s market?
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29 January 2025 | 8 replies
Then look at different REI to scale to that number.
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4 February 2025 | 2 replies
Their entire business plan is wait a few days to come out, charge deductible, go back to the office to order a part or two that will come in a day or two.
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8 February 2025 | 2 replies
To Start: Go to Redfin and look at what has recently sold (in the last couple of months) in the area you want to flip.
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11 February 2025 | 1681 replies
You beat me to it Post the USA today link here.
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
Owner ended up settling with the tenant, but then we had to threaten to sue our own client to get them to pay our legal fees.- Owner must sign a Hold Harmless to indemnify us against any potential tenant lawsuits relating to the work their contractor is doing.--- Another lawsuit resulted from owner's contractor taking down basement handrail to get supplies down the steps, then they didn't put it back and tenant fell down the stairs.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?
20 January 2025 | 6 replies
But they are usually a bit expensive I believe.I would also go to your local REIA and ask around there.
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23 January 2025 | 10 replies
I work 11-12 hour shifts, five days a week, in a demanding role, leaving me with little free time.
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7 February 2025 | 6 replies
You need 6" clear from ground to bottom plate, and ground must slope away from house...5) Any place that water can enter the house (doors and windows, skylights, where roof meets eaves, etc...) should be checked thoroughly, if it's not raining on inspection day, you have to be really careful with this...any suspect areas, put a hose on them....