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9 August 2024 | 0 replies
Out of town. Customer calls at 8:30 pm. His unit door is off its track. Wants to get his corvette out for the weekend to drive. He is pissed off. Someone tried to break into his unit he thinks. Got to the hotel ...
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9 August 2024 | 5 replies
Unless you're on the beach, i'd avoid the flip flops and board shorts, but Also I think most people get defenisve or put off by suits when they are knocking on someones door, so Business Casual, collard shirt if that is something you'd wear or a Clean- Non Graphic T (unless you had your own made), clean cut dark denim jeans -- and some clean shoes.
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9 August 2024 | 6 replies
My struggle is the prospect of potentially giving up control, having the choices of team memebrs made by this company for example.Obviously, at the point where I see the potential members of the team to not be suitable anymore, I can definitely look for others, but i'm still finding it to be uncomfortable.What do you guys think of potentially partnering with this type of company, and what would you do if you were in my shoes?
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9 August 2024 | 9 replies
We also put "Please take off your shoes" signs, along with a shoe rack, right inside the front door, to limit dirt traction.
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19 August 2024 | 3705 replies
We have however learnt a lot over the past one year through bigger pockets and our own experience with this bubble gum on our shoes.
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8 August 2024 | 4 replies
I’ve also thought about self storage and in many places in the country you can get into a facility for $250K.
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9 August 2024 | 8 replies
You don't want to start a relationship to learn about storage units and then find out they only invest in single-family homes.3.
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8 August 2024 | 6 replies
Instead, I decided to take 15 minutes assuming I was in your shoes and looking for someone to manage a project in that location.
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7 August 2024 | 17 replies
Note that they were sub-1% during the COVID era, which is what allowed many delusional syndicators and funds to raise money for properties that were doomed to underperform.So ask yourself this as if you are in their shoes: you could invest in T-bills to get a guaranteed 4% return, then what is the premium I would require to invest in this person and their commensurate deal?
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6 August 2024 | 4 replies
So we went into the commercial space and pivoted to self-storage.