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Barbara Johannsen How Do You Source Your Best Notes?
5 September 2025 | 1 reply
In my experience, the best notes often come from a mix of sources depending on your strategy:Direct from banks or lenders: Often the cleanest deals with clear documentation, but sometimes require more upfront networking.Brokers: They can package notes and provide access to deals you might not find on your own, though fees can apply.Secondary markets/online platforms: Good for smaller investors or those looking for volume, but you need to do your due diligence carefully.Personally, I combine these approaches, building strong relationships with a few banks and brokers while occasionally checking secondary markets for off-market opportunities.How about you do you have a preferred channel for sourcing high-quality notes?
Dumisani Thomsen REI Hub Bookkeeper
17 September 2025 | 4 replies
Honestly, if the person handling your book is competent it doesn't matter what platform you use.I have different clients using different platforms.
Sabian Ripplinger Managing 5 to 20 properties
10 September 2025 | 7 replies
Quote from @Sabian Ripplinger: with managing 5 to 20 properties, what is the best platform or strategy to use to streamline everything? 
Livia Adams Looking to Join an Investor Friendly Brokerage (Investor-Agent/Wholesaler)
10 September 2025 | 6 replies
They also provide robust tools, training, and support through their online platforms, which is great for staying sharp without a physical office.Cons: The annual cap might not make sense if you're only closing a few small deals a year, though it can be highly profitable on a large commercial transaction.My Advice for Your SearchBased on your needs, a simple, low-cost model sounds like the perfect fit.
Syed Ahmed New here but not to real estate
20 September 2025 | 1 reply
@Syed AhmedSame here, I met at least two mentors on this platform that has helped me tremendously in my real estate career. 
Mike Brecht Is there a good company that doesn’t charge an arm and leg to screen tenants?
18 September 2025 | 15 replies
We've been using BOOM for tenant screening and have really enjoyed the platform so far.
Jeffrey Jones Turning Primary Residence to Mid-Term Rental
15 September 2025 | 8 replies
It's a popular platform for travel medical professionals that have two fairly distinct rental behaviours: They want studios and one bedrooms close to the hospital (15-20 mins max) and they often have a limited budget of around $1600 or less.If you have a larger home, Airbnb is a GREAT place to market your MTR as it is the largest OTA out there with about 20-25% of nights booked for 30 nights and more.
Marc Young Buy my 1st STR/vacation home. Use rabbu?
9 September 2025 | 19 replies
If anyone could provide some tips on our listing, I'd appreciate it.  
Pixel Rogue 1031 > Concert to Primary Home
16 September 2025 | 12 replies
If we simply sell outright the gains, I’d any, will be miserable and essentially toss away decades of work,how else do people off load these investment properties (didn’t care the the DDDD strategy.)Has anyone 1031’d into credit sited funds (think crowd street or other funding platforms that accept 1031’s?) 
Cj Underwood Under contract on bigger purchase - what are you using for property management suite?
3 September 2025 | 7 replies
Short & sweet: Under contract on new 33 unit building.Currently my portfolio is all smaller buildings (2-4 unit properties).Today I use Apartments.com for rent collection, google voice for tenant comms (&email), and stessa for book keeping.This would be fine I am sure to onboard the extra units but at this point hoping to possibly switch to one platform to handle it all?