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20 January 2025 | 242 replies
Syndicators who bragged about how smart they were, showed off fancy lives, cars, private jets, and mansions, second homes, and wrote books and sold expensive courses about how smart they are at investing are being exposed all over the place.
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28 December 2024 | 1 reply
That’s just smart, strategic thinking.
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28 December 2024 | 26 replies
It is for the smart intelligent hard-working folks that understand success is in their hands, and with the right tools it can be expedited significantly.
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27 December 2024 | 20 replies
Newark is a city where smart investors can do well, but uninformed investors can miss the mark.
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25 December 2024 | 8 replies
@Sebastian AlborsIn my experience, buying a single-family home (SFH) in Asheville and house hacking with a family member like your brother can be a smart way to balance costs.
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2 January 2025 | 15 replies
@Brady Ascheman To make the decision strictly from a Property Management standpoint you have to calculate your vacancy cost and cost to acquire a new tenant to know if a rental increase is even a smart play.
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13 January 2025 | 31 replies
Smart move. documentation is your best friend :) Stay safe out there.
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25 December 2024 | 10 replies
You might want to limit your visits though to avoid escalation.Short term if the smart lock is on his personal door just change it to a key if it's isn't working for him, you can always switch back later.
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9 January 2025 | 59 replies
Of course using a freetobook, owner res, smart BNB type channel manager. decide which of those you want to be on based on your results for at least 6 months.
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26 December 2024 | 4 replies
That really isn't good enough in our opinion.Another option for you is if your property is in a realtively safe area, to install a wi-fi connected smart lock.