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8 June 2024 | 8 replies
I would also like the "scary man" to be available to go with me when meeting prospective tenants, or having to personally interact with tenants...obviously this should not happen very often (Don't want to be a lone female dealing with strangers) However the manger would have very little to do a so much can be managed on the turbo tenant.
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6 June 2024 | 4 replies
Yet, you are asking a bunch of strangers for help?
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9 June 2024 | 40 replies
Investment growth is tempered by your risk tolerance.I don't recommend asking a bunch of strangers (us) what to do with $10M in real estate and then doing it.
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4 June 2024 | 42 replies
If you can't pick up the phone and talk to strangers you are not going to get a deal.
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4 June 2024 | 6 replies
That's a lot to ask of a complete stranger!
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3 June 2024 | 4 replies
Contracts found on the internet from strangers are often dated, not in compliance with your local laws, or plain trash.
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5 June 2024 | 10 replies
It's interesting that many of these VC-backed PMC's, despite having 10k+ properties under management, aren't doing well financially - one of them just merged with another industry-related company also not doing well.Just for fun, here's a partial list of PMC expenses that owners pretend don't exist:Office rentComputers, printers & softwareInternet & phone billOffice furnitureOffice supplies: paper, postage, ink, etc.Office liability insuranceAuto expenses: monthly payment, insurance, gas, maintenance, registration/plate feesBroker license fees: annual, monthly board & MLS fees, continuing education fees, E&O insuranceEquipment: lockboxes, signs, etc.Business income tax preparation and paymentsStaff payroll & payroll taxes Time Tasks: answering phones, calling past due tenants, scheduling tours, taking marketing pics, processing those pics, writing ads, researching rent amounts, posting ads, explaining to owners how rent determined & showing where ad posted, opening & processing mail, posting payments, bank deposits, scanning documents & posting to owner & tenant portals, explaining accounting to owners so they understand their monthly statements, taking pics/videos of repairs, finding reputable handymen and contractors, confirming they're properly licensed & insured and tracking annually, verifying repairs done properly, processing invoices for utility bills, repairs, taxes, city inspections, scheduling periodic property evaluations/inspections with tenants that don't want strangers in their homes, explaining to owners why something is taking so long, and more & more & more...OBSERVATION: many owners only want to pay a flat fee or 50% of a month of rent as a leasing fee - without realizing the repercussions.
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5 June 2024 | 13 replies
@Natan Gutt and you're going to ask a bunch of strangers that most are just giving their opinions with no facts and the rest all have their own agendas to sell you something?
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2 June 2024 | 1 reply
That's a lot to ask of a complete stranger!
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3 June 2024 | 6 replies
So, you want 5 strangers living within feet of each other using the same kitchen, and baths, what could possibly go wrong LOL.