I was one of the first employees that launched CBIZ and helped to train the owner of Proper.

Then, I realized, that this could alternatively be a great time to launch my real estate investing career, which I have been learning a ton about over the last year. 

ET Homeowners soon will be able to count income they earn from Airbnb Inc. rentals on applications for refinance loans.A new program -- expected to be announced on Thursday by Airbnb, mortgage giant Fannie Mae and three big lenders -- will allow anyone who has rented out property on Airbnb for a year or longer to count some or all of that money as income.Refinancing can be a way for a homeowner to tap home equity for renovations, college tuition or other big expenses, or to reduce their monthly payments.Lenders have been tougher on income from side businesses and part-time work since the mid-2000s, when poorly documented income claims on mortgage applications helped fuel the housing bubble.Airbnb, which launched in 2008, argues that its service includes reliable technology to track income, and that it is helping middle-class Americans stay in their homes by giving them a way to generate additional cash."

As you may have noticed, we recently launched some  Pro Perks that give Pro Users like many of you discounts to important real estate investing products and services - these are significant discounts - thousands of dollars worth.

I'm thinking website launch, newspaper classifieds, Craigslist, Google AdWords geo-targeted to the city, a large storefront signage and building personal relationships visiting realtors, local businesses that might need storage and banks.Beyond maintenance I could add features like security cameras, moving supplies retail, and graveling the area around the units - currently it's just grass.Here's the advice I would love: when you take over a facility, what are the first things you do to promote it?  

A couple considerations I will say, having just launched this new concept in January this year, the marketing is certainly a giant challenge.

Hi All!  My name is Doug Adams. I am a PG County MD-based (Mt. Rainier, MD) infant investor with just one vacant lot "deal" under my belt (more on that that come via a sep post).Myself and 2 other friends from high sc...

You can always decide to not do those cases and focus on normal ones.I will attemp to do this but first i need to open my LLC in USA and get an ITIN, than i can do business with my company name, get physicall address for getting checks and overage printed listings(if they dont do it over email), usa bank account and an skype usa number(which is like 50eur/year).Bob is holding a live event workshop 30Nov-2Dec in New Jersey, so if you are from USA and interested i suggest you check it out and take action:https://diamondcompanies.clickfunnels.com/launch-p...

And you want to use this money to launch a new business venture.

Hey @Walter Dobbins and @Lea Fein, Philly, the Poconos, and Pittsburg are great places to invest in Pennsylvania to get started and I just had a successful launch in the Poconos and in Pittsburg!