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Devan Praska Anyone Use/Make a "Homeowner's Manual" For Single-Family Home?
5 January 2025 | 5 replies
Has anyone ever made a "Homeowner's Manual" to give to the tenants with key information/explanations on things about the house?
Garrett Brown This ONE Change Can Boost Your Airbnb Ranking
8 January 2025 | 22 replies
That’s why improving your Click-Through Rate (CTR) is one critical metric to focus on to boost your Airbnb profit and visibility.The key to improving your CTR?
Gabriella Swan New to real estate looking for a mentor!
6 January 2025 | 4 replies
And what is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?
Alyssa Dinson What has been your experience with out of state investing?
16 January 2025 | 78 replies
But I’d say the key to success is building a reliable team on the ground.
Celine Besson Managing a renovation from afar
14 January 2025 | 6 replies
The key is a great contractor and a clear, detailed, well-thought-out scope of work. 
Yvonne Wang Example of a contractor contract and work list?
4 January 2025 | 3 replies
An extremely detailed scope of work along with an extremely detailed contract, are the keys to a project that is going to finish on schedule and on budget, without surprises. 
Randall Gonzalez 10K Club Jerry Norton - Who's in?
13 January 2025 | 18 replies
The programs he brags about are no more than searching Zillow and Craig’s list for key words.
Kolby Knickerbocker Rookie Investor; Happy to be Here
9 January 2025 | 16 replies
Have you considered Turn Key properties? 
Michael Plaks EXPLAINED: should I trust all those "End-of-Year Tax Saving Tips"?
24 December 2024 | 6 replies
Aren't you glad that some antisocial media influencer brought this "tax strategy" to your attention?
Graham Lemly Financing Strategies for house I want - Hard Money, Rehab or Conventional?
4 January 2025 | 1 reply
Here is some key information:Property recently hit the market and has 2 cash offers alreadyThe seller provided a pre-inspection report, which I shared with 2 different lenders, both think it may fail conventional financing due to potential structural and electrical issues (realtor thinks it could pass conventional)Seller has 100% equity but is behind on other payments (not sure of the urgency money is needed)This is my first attempt at an “investment” property so I’m new to thisI see 3 optionsMove forward with an offer using conventional loan pre-qualification-Not as attractive of an offer to the seller-Possibility that appraiser calls out structural/electrical issues that need to be fixed before closing, effectively causing financing to fail- Best terms and fewest loan fees for meUse a rehab style loan such as ChoiceRenovation-Even less attractive than a conventional offer to seller, but less risk of failed financing if appraiser calls out issues-Slightly worse fees and interest rates compared to conventional-Lenders tell me possibly up to 60-90 days closing in some cases, with red-tape for contractor requirements and draw schedules (sounds like the most hoops to jump through during rehab)Use a hard money lender-Most attractive loan option I can give to seller so I can compete-Much higher fees and interest rate for me-need to refinance into a conventional at the end of rehab (not familiar with seasoning periods but I think this is a factor as well)Which option would you do?