I was wondering, how a real estate agent keep up with their old leds. I see my agent keep sending some random newsletters that mostly don’t add value. Although I still remember her, because she is in my inbox ever 3 m...

One of the requirements of the PM is that the rental licenses have to be in place before they will engage their services.

Sometimes I put my kid on the spot and say, "John here has $1,000 and he wants to know the best way of <<process>>," and sometimes my kids engage in conversation, and sometimes they sit quietly.

GC engaged in a VA construction loan process, does anyone have experience with this? 

In hindsight, I wish I had engaged them before we started and built a relationship.

In hindsight, I wish I had engaged them before we started and built a relationship.

Knowing this, I had very few reservations about going in on this deal with him.I quickly noticed that my friend, and now investment partner, was not actively engaged in our investment.

Even when you want real estate information unrelated to the property they manage for you, they'll be more obliged to help you.More liability is passed on to them since they are the ones engaging the tenant.They are likely to screen tenants better than you can.They don't dictate rent increases, you do.  

No, we don't engage in affordable housing; quite to the contrary; at this point (after 15 years I should mention) we have been going up further in size and price point.

While I realize that residential GC's will want a faster turn around time, I share this so you know that you are not engaging in inappropriate business practices by demanding that work not be paid for before its finish, and potentially even holding a "retainer" of 10% of the completed work, to incentivize the contractor to actually finish the work.