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2 January 2025 | 13 replies
Like @John Underwood mentioned, you need to set the expectation of a 5 star review.We're very specific on our messaging automation.
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13 January 2025 | 15 replies
Expect to put no money in your own pocket for a couple years.
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14 January 2025 | 10 replies
I don't expect much will change over the long run.
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4 January 2025 | 18 replies
Michael,Maybe you could hire two, see how they do, then give All to the one that meets your expectations, is efficient and returns phone calls
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9 January 2025 | 17 replies
Every time I change cleaners, I spend at least 3-5 hours retraining on my processes and expectations and even then things are missed.
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3 January 2025 | 4 replies
It has been 4 months and honestly it is a lot harder then I expected.
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31 December 2024 | 13 replies
Taking a trip to the city will also help you get a lay of the land and what you can expect from the specific market you settle on.
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30 December 2024 | 1 reply
It's a combo of low housing supply, higher interest rates vs. seller expectation, and a poor economic outlook for the country.As an investor with a few rentals it's like like the parking brake is stuck on.
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29 December 2024 | 16 replies
My take on this is to underwrite purchases based on expected LTR rents (I like rentometer and the BP's own rental estimator), but start charging 1.5x that rent for your MTR.