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8 February 2024 | 11 replies
Meeting is normally on Thursday nights, occasionally on Tuesdays, and some full day Saturday seminars.
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7 February 2024 | 2 replies
If you don't want to go to the expense of a security system, they have fake cameras with flashing lights that you can mount around entrances.
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9 February 2024 | 21 replies
I do them very occasionally maybe one a year..
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7 February 2024 | 13 replies
Be aware that you may occasionally still need to outsource some things to a lawyer for things like eviction notices that you may have questions about the wording on or something.
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7 February 2024 | 34 replies
Your tax advisor is spot on—writing off a luxury car for your short-term rental (STR) demands solid proof of business usage; slapping a logo on the side won't cut it.The IRS lays down strict guidelines: the car must be regularly and exclusively used for business, excluding occasional STR trips or grocery runs.
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5 February 2024 | 4 replies
That said, I would love to be wrong on both counts and happy to try to understand that market better as it would be good from a self-management and occasional use perspective.
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6 February 2024 | 15 replies
They email me occasionally and ask if I want to offer a discount for a week they see as not booked at say a 26% discount.
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6 February 2024 | 25 replies
If the roof was new when bought, there may simply be a little section that needs attention. maybe a misplaced nail, or maybe wind ripped off a shingle. flashing?
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5 February 2024 | 7 replies
---We're not perfect and some of our ServiceTechs occasionally forget, phone batteries die, or they take worthless pics, or like with a sewer snaking sometimes nothing is pulled out, but we deliver at least 95% of the time.Regardless, you should automatically be receiving an invoice with a decent description of the work performed.