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23 January 2025 | 9 replies
.), Peter Thiel (Palantir, Founders Fund; Palantir valuation: $45B), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn, acquired by Microsoft for $26.2B), Max Levchin (Affirm, valuation: ~$5B), and others like David Sacks (Yammer, acquired by Microsoft for $1.2B) and Steve Chen/Chad Hurley/Jawed Karim (YouTube, acquired by Google for $1.65B), who collectively shaped the tech industry through groundbreaking venturesHigh performers who push one another, often go farther than solo business owners.
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29 January 2025 | 9 replies
@Charles Evans Zelle and Venmo do not provide the same protections as a third-party rent payment portal.
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4 February 2025 | 0 replies
.🔹 Trust But Verify – Set up accountability metrics, KPIs, and reporting systems so you oversee performance without micromanaging.🔹 Know Your Role – Your job is to build and grow your portfolio, not handle every maintenance request.Final Thought: What’s One Thing You Can Let Go of Today?
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29 January 2025 | 3 replies
Which size of home is typically perform best on a cost benefit analysis?
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4 February 2025 | 9 replies
IF you are going to down that path, focus on building relationships with key investors in town and top performing CRE agents.
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29 January 2025 | 10 replies
I've used a third party management company for all of them, and have not seen any appreciable difference as far as how passive they are.
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20 January 2025 | 0 replies
(aside from the 1 or 2 homes that have stunning overlook views).When building out your buy box, are you all using the averages, or are you basing your min/max on the cream of the crop listing revenues, even when there aren't clear reasons as to why they are performing so much better than others?
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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!
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14 January 2025 | 1 reply
They finally reach out to say that the bank needs more time to work on this loan and work through the paperwork.Finally, we get to the third close date.Â
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6 February 2025 | 16 replies
Heres the listing. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6...1 bedroom oceanfronts also perform extremely well pulling in 45-55k & run in the 300-450k rang.Feel free to reach out with any questions.Best,