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16 July 2020 | 21 replies
Of course, all of that would go away if they learned how to partner properly and use other methods to close in their name, but, many are just game players.
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23 September 2016 | 42 replies
I actually don't expect monthly calls from PM when things are running smoothly with a property, but that hasn't exactly been my situation.
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18 November 2020 | 5 replies
Smooth turnkey-like process as they deal with the city all the time.
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9 November 2023 | 17 replies
For the first year things went along pretty smoothly, although, to be frank, both my rentals are in areas not particularly considered "hot markets" by any means.
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21 April 2022 | 36 replies
I think more units will average out the expenses and smooth out the cash flow, but if the cash flow is negative anyway, something else will need to change.
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3 July 2017 | 76 replies
I am following on my earlier posts on this thread- I had a bumpy start with flex but decided to stick with them and things went along relatively smoothly until recently.
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23 April 2018 | 1 reply
Then add in a "fudge factor" since it never goes as smoothly as first planned.
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7 January 2021 | 4 replies
I will say though the more properties you have the more you are "smoothing" out your monthly cash flow, so having big expenses is in some ways less impactful.
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9 October 2018 | 33 replies
I guess I was fortunate that the process went smoothly, but I'm reading a lot of troublesome posts about them.
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9 February 2022 | 16 replies
Congratulations, that sounds like a smooth closing.