According to a recent report from IHL Group, the traditional retailers across grocery, drug stores and supercenters that were growing their businesses by 10% or more prior to COVID-19, were many times more likely to have invested in offering the following customers journeys to make their physical locations complimentary to e-commerce:Click & Collect: 13xBuy Online, Return in Store: 1.6xShip to Store for Pickup: 1.3xShip from Store: 1.6xSimilarly, the Wall Street Journal reported that restaurants are seeing a surge in online ordering via platforms like DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and Postmates.

I am currently in plans to get started with my dad on investing in a few properties, since we live in a touristic area (the Tampa Bay Area) we are looking to invest in properties that can be rented out on AirBnb and other short vacation rental platforms.

They are a platform that leases residential space to families on travel. 

If you are an accredited investor (IRS defines it), you have access to many online platforms (like CrowdStreet) for well vetted syndicators (operators).

Now I know this is a huge huge gamble, and it is a negative investment initially but I am bound to my clients here in SD for at least the next 3-5 years and doing the math if I continue to rent at SD prices, I can see clearly how I am not paving the path to any kind of financial freedom and I am not taking advantage of San Diego's tremendous appreciating market. 

We are often paid to be more conservative, than gamble away our clients wealth on any big bet. 

For a more detailed breakdown on how we use each platform, check out my blog post on the topic:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/12865/89904-3-tools-for-real-estate-teams-and-brokers-to-close-more-in-less-hoursHave a great day and weekend everyone!

While this post does not pertain to the current pandemic taking place, I think it’s so great that there are platforms like this that allow people to come together to navigate this unusual situation.In regards to my personal predicament, I am absolutely certain that I want to make a career change that involves real estate in at least some capacity.

I know a lot of people worry about litigators with texting but when done right with the right platform it can do wonders for your business.I use Buyers on Fire to find hot zip codes and Propstream to pull my leads and have a virtual assistant power through these leads and set appointments for me. 

That's crazy policy, I don't think any host should accept that.I have had 2 chargebacks on VRBO in the last 12 months, in both cases, my so-called Premier Partner Rep calls to threaten that they 'll take me off the platform if I don't sign their authorization to debit the account, I reply they can't since this was not in place when I first signed with the new CC company, and paid my annual fee, and no party to a contract can unilaterally change things....