4 January 2025 | 5 replies
It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.
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14 January 2025 | 329 replies
Corona impacts will greatly impact this surplus but it is nice that the state had a $9B surplus.CA, over the last 10 years, had the 2nd largest net population increase of all 50 states (last I looked - I believe it to still be true).
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19 January 2025 | 51 replies
In particular, the ability to auto-sync and categorize bank transactions (similar to Stessa), easily track expenses against budgets, and streamline lease creation with lease templates is quite nice.
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10 January 2025 | 22 replies
A nice portfolio is 10-40 properties, and yes you should drive by your own assets to check for broken windows.
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31 January 2025 | 170 replies
We are also temporary heat providers for most large construction projects in and around Buffalo NY, neither I nor anyone in the industry that I know if has been contacted about setting up temporary heat for this project which is normally one of the first steps before a project gets into winter. thats a nice cottage industry winter heat..
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21 January 2025 | 35 replies
I sunk a large amount of capitol into these when I purchased them just to make sure they were nice.
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30 December 2024 | 10 replies
Have a nice new year.
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4 January 2025 | 12 replies
Tenants don't like to be bugged so I always try to be as nice as I can when I help a client sell with a tenant.
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9 January 2025 | 35 replies
I have heard of cabin / mountain market STR operators doing some kind of hiking package, or way to connect a guest to a private tour guide for an "upcharge" which gives the hike tour guide an income and the STR operator a nice upcharge too.
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31 December 2024 | 3 replies
Hey guys im looking at real estate in South America ,for the price of a studio here in the U.S there you can get a 3br +1000sqf house in nice area of town ready to move in, been pondering on getting a personal loan here in the U.S to invest in a house in SA, what banks are best for this type of loan, i would like a low interest and monthly payments.