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Julie Muse Gary IN Flip Success: Profits with Doug May on E 35th Place
3 June 2024 | 0 replies
This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring the project stayed on track and was completed without delays.
Julie Muse Mother-Son Triumph: Cindy & Damon Robbins' Condo Success
3 June 2024 | 0 replies
This approach allowed us to proceed efficiently and without delays, ensuring the project's smooth execution.
Joshuah Baker Services useful for landlords?
3 June 2024 | 4 replies
Such as focusing on efficiency and getting units cleaned up as to decrease turn around time for vacancies.
Dan Gongora HELOC rental property
4 June 2024 | 7 replies
NY. 5 year draw, IO for 5 yrs and PI for 10 year repayment period.
Collin Hays VRBO now charging guests 20 percent for a booking
6 June 2024 | 39 replies
I want a US flagged Hotel period :)   I dont want to risk getting a bummer been there done that in Europe their standards and ours are quite different.
Tom Jensen Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
4 June 2024 | 221 replies
Better yet learn to make your money work really efficiently by mixing it with your entpreneurial talent such that you can self-insure.  
Dan Illes The Disaster That is Canadian Real Estate ... and Lessons From It
5 June 2024 | 29 replies
And being a non resident was a little more tricky. but at least at that time period what I learned is there are only about 4 or 5 banks in CA and there is not this whole sub market of loans like we have in the US..
Scott Trench Good Fees Vs Bad Fees For Property Managers
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. 
Don Konipol Two Way to “Scale”. Which did (do or will) You Choose?
3 June 2024 | 5 replies
On the other side of scale is time efficiency.
Natan Gutt Section 8 Voucher Redemption
5 June 2024 | 13 replies
They average to about $60-70/mo of expense that I would not have had, assuming a market rate tenant would have stayed the same period of time.