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22 October 2024 | 12 replies
Make sure to research local rates for cohosting and management services to stay competitive.If you're doing this as a side gig or part-time job, it’s essential to time block, create systems, set expectations with property owners, and establish boundaries to ensure a smooth experience for everyone involved.We opted not to pursue rental arbitrage for two key reasons: dealing with landlords and the significant upfront costs to set up and run a profitable STR without the benefit of property ownership.
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18 October 2024 | 2 replies
Engage professionals to inspect major components such as the roof, plumbing (including sewer lines), foundation, drainage, electrical systems, HVAC, chillers, boilers, termites, exterior walls, balconies, stairs, rails, and concrete.
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21 October 2024 | 9 replies
Know your numbers, strategy, and block out the noise.Â
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23 October 2024 | 8 replies
DT or MOrt is what your borrower signs and that MUST be notarized the Note does NOT need to be notarized .. 7. upon recorded you get your lenders policy showing what position loan you made AND on the mortgage or deed of trust there is a Block that is filled in that tells the county recorder to mail this document back to you once recorded..
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16 October 2024 | 3 replies
I don't know about cheaper insurance (yet), but at the event I went to, they said that insurance companies were advised/required to NOT price them higher just because they were concrete homes as opposed to regular construction.I do think it's feasible that eventually they'd have lower premiums as they prove to be more durable/less risky.
17 October 2024 | 2 replies
.), the location, depth, and capacity of utilities to service the site - including public utilities (sanitary, storm and water services), franchised utilities (power, gas, cable), capacity of the local streets to accommodate additional traffic from your development...Be sure to find out if there are any specific local ordinances you need to satisfy (possible tree & wetland surveys, together with any necessary tree & landscape or wetland mitigation plans) and whether there are any concerns from municipal departments (e.g. hydrant locations from the fire department, storm inlet and retention requirements, as well as asphalt / concrete road requirements from the engineer), entrance requirements from the road commission (left turn and passing lanes at the site entrance), etc.Once you get past all this you can finally prepare a preliminary site plan and enter the political arena to get preliminary site plan approval, and to address any concessions the board and neighbors want from you to overcome their objections to your development.
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19 October 2024 | 25 replies
If you own a 7 Eleven- Do you want an 812 on the opposing corner, and a 913 right next door to you, and a 1014 down the block all within walking distance of each other?
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17 October 2024 | 10 replies
Because of this, they have changed their fee structure on me two times in the past two years2) They don't have back up cleaners so when the cleaner can't clean, they block off my calendar3) They do not have easily legible financial statements and do not provide 1099s 4) They have made decisions that have required my money without consent5) They block off check-ins on Sundays6) They are not great with technology - though they try to use hostfully to list on many platforms, I will frequently see that my listing is not up on VRBO for example.
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17 October 2024 | 47 replies
This system right away shows if the network blocked my typed response. Â
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22 October 2024 | 18 replies
Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: We live two blocks from McDonalds, my son worked at McDonalds, he had a car, the weather was nice, but he would still order from DoorDash.