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5 November 2024 | 22 replies
I've seen complaints from other STR owners with photos of laminate counters with burn rings from hot pots, which won't happen with granite.
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4 November 2024 | 4 replies
This raises the operational costs for hosts.Compliance with Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT): STR operators must collect and remit the city’s HOT (9% for San Antonio and 1.75% for Bexar County).
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5 November 2024 | 8 replies
I do not recommend backyard especially if you have a pool or hot tub and certainly nothing interior!
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5 November 2024 | 34 replies
Perhaps some reciprocal is to tone it down and not come in hot as my teenagers call it!
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6 November 2024 | 7 replies
He was overwhelmed at first with all the "insider" stuff: the 1031 exchanges, cash-on-cash returns, and figuring out what an ideal cap rate is, especially in a hot market like Dallas.
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4 November 2024 | 17 replies
Is anyone familiar with the real estate market in hot cities in Mississippi?
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3 November 2024 | 7 replies
What is the cost of an HVAC system vs. a heat pump vs. forced hot water vs. baseboard and what is the cost to the tenant?
6 November 2024 | 19 replies
I need to know if in INDIANA its legal to receive a finders fee....I got caught up in a webinar full of hot buttons on the ease of making these fees (Phil Grove from Texas is Guru behind this but someone else presented the webinar.
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3 November 2024 | 4 replies
From, "someone ate my food" to "someone takes long showers and uses up all the hot water" and even arguements over parking spots.Who wants to handle all that extra nonsense for "free"?
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4 November 2024 | 19 replies
If your going to buy in Texas around the DFW area reach out to another great agent I have worked with over the years who seems to always find my clients hot pockets listings - @Lucia Rushton