Kaven L.
Should a PM walk the property before dispatching a plumber?
21 November 2024 | 21 replies
What happened was the plumber charged six hours of labor which included driving to the store and buying a new drain pan, and then waiting for a second plumber to show up and help lift the washing machine.
Robert Silvernagel
Can anyone comment on the short term rental market in Maui?
28 November 2024 | 13 replies
VRBO collects the tax for you as a separate line item on top of your rate.
Jonathan Greene
The Top 5 Ways I See New Investors Lose Money On Their First Flip or BRRRR
19 November 2024 | 24 replies
.: BRRRR have some items that flips do not (plus most of the flip items):- refi appraisals in my market are conservative.
Russell R Massey
Tax Lien Sale Courthouse Steps - Really weird - Why did this happen????
21 November 2024 | 24 replies
Want to store and spend $50,000-$100,000-$1,000,000 in cash every month.
Benjamin Latusek
Adding Investment to Profile: 13 units in Des Moines
21 November 2024 | 1 reply
Always account for the costs of upcoming capital expenditure items in your purchase price.
Elliot B.
Submetering Heat with BTU/Flow/Energy Meters
29 November 2024 | 27 replies
I know very little about legal precedent but I'd expect the major meter manufactures (selling into the utility space) to be well incentived to challenge these items best they can, and they have money.Here are the issues, and the reasons that the difference between an air forced system and a boiler/hydronic system are not meaningful for this discussion (ie efficacy issues of sub metering exist for either when method of measurement is measuring heat at point of delivery):In either case, the blower (or pump for a boiler) is the method of 'moving' either air (central air) or water/glycol or equivalent (boiler etc).
Carsten Mortensen
Due Diligence on a wholesaler
21 November 2024 | 12 replies
It's important to have your attorney review the title commitment, as I've seen "wholesaler-friendly" title companies include various items in the title exceptions that could cause problems later on.
Omari Brown
Direct Mail In-house vs Outsourcing?
25 November 2024 | 23 replies
I just started my direct mail campaign and it took a whole Sunday (3:30-9PM) to do 200 letters and this was about as automatic as the average Joe could get:Printed Yellow letters using Officejet printer (Paper from Amazon)Printed envelopes using the same printer (Envelopes from Dollar Store)Bought 400 forever stamps from the Post Office to create the "genuine" effectStill, folding and stuffing papers was an extremely underestimated variable.
Gabe Chase
How to Keep Things Streamlined...
22 November 2024 | 11 replies
We're currently looking for ways to streamline supplies for cleaners (toiletries, towels, item replacements) and handle small handyman issues.
Michael Nguyen
New to real estate. Should I create an LLC? How difficult is lending options?
21 November 2024 | 16 replies
As we sell through these items should we create a bank account with the llc to "season" the capital for when we are ready to reach out to a lender when we are ready to make our first investment?