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18 June 2024 | 26 replies
Aside from hanging your hat (license) with a brokerage, all you need is a laptop ($300 at Walmart), cell phone w/ hotspot, $100 per mo, some business cards (not required), a CRM (the one in your phone works fine when coupled with a task list - both free usually), maybe a web site domain @ $12 from Google, and a simple one-page site as a sales sheet.
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18 June 2024 | 121 replies
it doesn't matter who the guru is or what they offer, people will have something to say . most I guess are anti guru.
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15 June 2024 | 17 replies
These tasks once set up, don't have to be maintained, moved, or blatantly do anything with them.
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18 June 2024 | 83 replies
AI is a direct threat to inefficient processes & simple tasks.
14 June 2024 | 3 replies
Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.
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14 June 2024 | 5 replies
Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.
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14 June 2024 | 4 replies
Do one task at a time in each app so you can compare apples to apples.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.
14 June 2024 | 10 replies
Just finding quality help is tough, much less getting them to show up, do the job to a competent level, and actually stay on task to finish before their mind is off to the next job.
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13 June 2024 | 9 replies
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14 June 2024 | 13 replies
Do one task at a time in each app so you can compare apples to apples.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.