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8 April 2024 | 29 replies
I’ve gotten in the habit of skip-tracing the owners info from public records for starters, and also their spouse and any other family members I can find, as well as the neighbors surrounding the property/ talking to as many people as necessary to confirm the seller is who they say they are and is actually selling.
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8 April 2024 | 20 replies
In future I would go with frameless shower stall doors if there's room & skip them completely on tubs.
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7 April 2024 | 33 replies
I'm in Ventura County and there are opportunities here but I'd skip the condo option if I were you.
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4 April 2024 | 2 replies
I have access to some great resources, been researching, decided my market ( absentee to begin) even hv skip traced last night.
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4 April 2024 | 11 replies
You're likely going to have to work around the preference and schedule of a cleaner anyway, so just skip over that step and ask what they want on the front end.Or find a good cleaner that will accommodate varied week to week cleaning.
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4 April 2024 | 12 replies
All states are different, but if you want to give someone who wants to be an investor the best advice it would not be to skip permits on a basement bathroom.
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6 April 2024 | 45 replies
I might have to skip the vacation this year, but early next year would be nice!
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4 April 2024 | 32 replies
Don't skip this, even with a family member.
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3 April 2024 | 36 replies
I skip numerous episodes anymore as I don't gain much useful, real life, tactual knowledge.
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3 April 2024 | 7 replies
Choose the neighborhood wisely and do not skip a professional RE photographer.3) It took about two dozen house tours until we found a house where a single female could check in alone at night and feel safe getting from her car to the house.