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22 February 2023 | 255 replies
Water shut off was leaking so we needed to put in a water line and I rented a Rug Doctor to clean the carpet for about $1550 in rehab to rent for $800/mo.
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24 August 2023 | 17 replies
If you have any money leftover I would also add some color to the decor maybe a colorful area rug or artwork.
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22 February 2016 | 9 replies
Operational employees or Sales oriented?
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29 March 2020 | 9 replies
Instead we are planning to put a lot of rugs down.
9 September 2018 | 3 replies
Davian Brown - Rocco Esposito of Esposito Insurance is very responsive, attentive and detail oriented.
2 January 2019 | 46 replies
Just because he collected millions and charged hefty fees , his investors did nt automatically get big fat checksI came across and saw lot of hard working contractors , who are open minded , reasonable , big picture oriented , affordable and make lot of money .
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31 December 2021 | 53 replies
What if you don't know the sexual orientation of your tenants and you rent to people of the same sex but one or more of them are gay?
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29 May 2014 | 7 replies
I have a long-term tenant, and when I explained the extra difficulties involved but that I would work with her if she would handle the furniture or extra fees involved, she purchased a large area rug and, so far, is happy with that.
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8 January 2014 | 51 replies
Different rules apply to refinancing as costs can be covered by a note holder or originator, offering much better terms down the road at a very low cost usually motivates borrowers to refinance so a balloon is not really needed in many cases.What ever is done on the more creative side, it's clear that it needs to conform to prudent lending practices, be consumer oriented and compliant, but it's possible to do business, it just needs to be restructured from what has been done in the past.I'd say too, beware of gurus jumping on such ploys, don't even think of going there. :)
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7 February 2016 | 18 replies
There is an author by the name of Bryan Wittenmyer.Here is a table of contents of one of his books - A Real Estate Oriented BusinessChapter 1 The High Profit World of Real Estate………………… 1Why Real Estate……………………………………………………….. 1High Profits/Types of Profit…………………………………………… 3Profit Potential………………………………………………………… 4People Always Need Shelter………………………………………….. 5More Reasons for Real Estate………………………………………… 6Service Businesses and Investments………………………………….. 8Tax Advantages……………………………………………………….. 9Passive Income………………………………………………………… 10Real Estate Lifestyle…………………………………………………... 10What You Will Learn from this Book………………………………… 11Chapter 2 How to Start a High Profit Business with Very Little Cash 142 Types of Opportunities in Real Estate………………………………. 15Investment Options/Models…………………………………………… 16What Very Little Cash Means…………………………………………. 17The Guerilla Operator…………………………………………………. 17Don't Quit Your Day Job…Yet………………………………………... 19Your Job as a Stepping Stone…………………………………………. 19Rules, Tips, and Strategy for Low-Cash Start-Ups……………………. 20No Employees…………………………………………………………. 20No Storefront or Rented Offices………………………………………. 21No Partners…………………………………………………………….. 21Invest in Communications……………………………………………... 22No Inventory…………………………………………………………... 23You Don't Need to be Fancy…………………………………………… 23Hack Away Expenses…………………………………………………. 24Money Saving Resources……………………………………………… 24You are the Marketing Specialist……………………………………… 25Business IS marketing…………………………………………………. 25Why a Conservative Lifestyle…………………………………………. 26Using Sweat to Build Equity…………………………………………... 26Go Heavy on Image…………………………………………………… 27Concept Summary……………………………………………………... 29Chapter 3 The New Extreme Business Model………………….…. 30Why You Must Change………………………………………………... 30The Forces of Change…………………………………………………. 30The New Expense Paradigm…………………………………………... 32The New Payroll Paradigm……………………………………………. 33Outsourcing Work……………………………………………………... 34Finding Self-Employed Specialists……………………………………. 35Guidelines for Establishing Independent Contractors Relationships….. 35Fully Exploiting Technology………………………………………….. 35Invest in Great Tools…………………………………………………... 36The Accessibility Rule………………………………………………… 36The Telephone Rule…………………………………………………… 37Advanced Tools……………………………………………………….. 38Real Estate Software Source…………………………………………... 39Rehab Tools…………………………………………………………… 39The Home Office Trend……………………………………………….. 40Where to Meet Clients and Prospects…………………………………. 41Extreme Office Leverage……………………………………………… 41They Are Not Customers……………………………………………… 42More Extreme Rules…………………………………………………... 42Become a Niche Market Specialist……………………………………. 44Build a Business Within a Business…………………………………… 45Co-opetition—The New Buzzword…………………………………… 46Informational Leverage………………………………………………... 48Performance Pay Works………………………………………………. 48Strategic Smallness……………………………………………………. 49Concept Summary…………………………………………………….. 50Section Two--Business Opportunity How to Directory……………. 51How to Use this Section……………………………………………….. 51Chapter 4 Real Estate Investor Services………………………….. 53Apartment Preparation Services………………………………………. 53The A.P.