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5 February 2025 | 3 replies
Capacity and Tolerance. 1) Capacity: how many people can you comfortably fit in the property, is there room to add more, or add more value to the tenants to increase rent.2) Tolerance: How many people are you comfortable living with, if there are vacancies are you able to handle that.House hacking is an amazing path to homeownership, and a nice low barrier to entry into self managing your properties.
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23 January 2025 | 5 replies
The second challenge would be finding land in a decent enough area where building a rental makes sense.
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16 January 2025 | 9 replies
In my search, I've noticed that many positions require proficiency in Yardi.I've been actively looking for effective ways to learn Yardi, but it seems challenging to find suitable training or courses online.
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16 January 2025 | 23 replies
By the time I got to the closing table, instead of me bringing a check, they gave me a check.Fast forward to today, it has more than doubled from appreciation and cash flows a ton, and I was able to get a great property manager in there to handle EVERYTHING.
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24 January 2025 | 3 replies
This speaks volumes about the challenges Buyers are facing when it comes to saving enough cash to purchase a home.It’s a reminder that understanding what Buyers need most is key to creating deals that work for everyone.
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20 January 2025 | 7 replies
So simple.Email & Marketing: How are you handling outreach, automation, and social media?
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
If you're unwilling to charge a common fee, I wonder how you're going to handle a problematic tenant who is late on rent or responsible for paying the plumber to remove a kid's underwear from a clogged toilet.How will you conduct a credit/criminal screening without an electronic application?
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26 January 2025 | 1 reply
Challenges?
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28 January 2025 | 15 replies
It's good the tenant is talking to you, but I suspect she's just filling you full of excuses and you're lapping them up.Cash for keys is what amateurs do when they don't know how to handle non-paying tenants.