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Account Closed Is Cold Calling still a good tool?
2 October 2020 | 27 replies
I’ll look up what properties you have and as much information as possible with relevant market data and try to set an in person meeting.
Jc M. It's decided: Cleveland or BUST!
7 December 2020 | 82 replies
I think it has the right attributes and entry point for me as a new OOS investor and hey, why not (rhetorical, but comments welcome)?
Chris Hijazin Newbie looking for some advice in Baltimore, MD
3 October 2020 | 10 replies
Key criteria for a successful SFH househack:Suitable zoning criteria, i.e. room rental laws (county by county)Within 1 mile of hospital, major company HQ, public university, and private university (to attract 20-somethings)At least half as many bathrooms as bedrooms (i.e. a 4 bed / 2.5 bath could work, but 4 / 1.5 could get sticky)Plenty of driveway space / street parking (1 per roommate)Plenty of kitchen space (since the kitchen is the most occupied room other than individual rooms)Basement or side entrance entry point (i.e. if you wanted to turn the basement into your living space, you could enter from a side entrance)Un-involved neighborhood community (cul-de-sacs can be the worst spots)Turn-key quality (i.e. you won't need to fix much of anything when you move in)This list is by no means exhaustive, but things to think about when you work with an agent on a SFH househack.
Andrea White New investor from Kyle, Texas
1 October 2020 | 5 replies
In no particular order I have listed some of the most popular markets for out of state investorsCincinnati, OhioDayton, OhioToledo, OhioYoungstown, OhioCincinnati, OhioMemphis, TennesseeSaint Louis, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDetroit, MichiganErie, PennsylvaniaLouisville, KentuckyMilwaukee, WisconsinJackson, MississippiEach of these markets is popular with turnkey investors because of the low barrier to entry, high rental demand & high rent to price ratio.
Benjamin Arritt How do you aggregate personal finances w/ property investments?
30 September 2020 | 7 replies
You can link your accounts up so the data is refreshed and updated in real time. 
Billy Zhao What book to buy? Your recommendations please!
1 October 2020 | 4 replies
It's old, but it was a good book for getting in the mindset of using data to interpret/understand/solve problems Hopefully one of these you never heard before, but I imagine they all made it onto the famous four many times
Jocelyn Doumani Help! My tenant is a drug dealer.
4 October 2020 | 52 replies
Always protect the privacy of your source, or you will lose them.We will print this on bright orange paper and posted on the entry points of the property so that ALL may see.
Jason Malabute real estate really tests how bad you really want it
3 October 2020 | 11 replies
Cold calling is a bit dated IMO, go with SMS and get some data driven tools to increase your efficiency my dude 
Aneal Khimani Need help finding a list of Tax Delinquent homeowners
2 October 2020 | 0 replies
I think there's a list on the county website, but I'd probably have to write some scripts to scrape the data (it's not in a user-friendly format) and jump through a lot of hoops to get it myself. 
Mario Arellano Market Indicators and what to look for
2 October 2020 | 1 reply
I was advised to look over data found in city-data.com.