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9 January 2025 | 20 replies
All it does is it aggregates information available on the Internet plus data fed into it by its "trainers."
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23 December 2024 | 15 replies
What I see a lot of people do is overthink it and then either stop in their tracks, or wait for years to get started due to the overwhelming data that they get on what they want to do.
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24 December 2024 | 8 replies
Tip #1 - no such thing as one perfect market There is lots of data on Bigger Pockets and MTR experts that have released rankings of top cities for next year, but remember it's not just about the purchase-- it's also about the operation.
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11 February 2025 | 1681 replies
They scrape up whatever money they can for the down payment to purchase and the bank tries to find a way to give them a loan with of course a personal guarantee on it.
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30 December 2024 | 12 replies
You can use client data to support your work as an investor-friendly agent without making it a pitch.
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30 December 2024 | 8 replies
If I don’t hear from you in the next 10 minutes, I will assume you aren’t attending and I will move on to my next appointment.Using this system as dramatically reduced any wasted time I used to endure as part of the showing process as well as giving me data about their timeliness/responsiveness/respect for others' time.I often schedule several viewings at a time, 15 minutes apart.
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6 January 2025 | 77 replies
For example the RE agent could share insights into latest trends or data that they have seen with their own analysis of it then ask if people have questions or additional insight.
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27 December 2024 | 12 replies
I'm one of the landlords that mostly uses the credit/criminal checks as a data point to see if they were honest with me prior more than anything.
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1 January 2025 | 22 replies
Tools like PropStream, Redfin, or Zillow’s market data can help you identify neighborhoods with high demand and favorable price-to-ARV ratios.
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30 January 2025 | 47 replies
If they are self employed and their income on their tax returns is understated because of deductions you can use data from bank statements.