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Heidi Kenefick Just walked away from my first deal...horrible inspection!
5 March 2019 | 79 replies
Everyone kept saying it is hard to comp bc of the second house on the property, but the town considers it single family since the cottage was built before multi family zoning laws were in effect.
Josue Vargas Silly question, which book (as a gift) for new tenant to read?
4 March 2019 | 33 replies
Maybe it wouldn't bother me so much if I didn't have to pay taxes on the Martha Stewart effect and those handles cost a more reasonable buck-fifty or so each.
Kevin Dares 3k STR/BnB investment grosses 450k yearly after only 3 years.
6 March 2019 | 5 replies
Through automation we are able to make our operations more cost effective and with the rise of folksonomy and the sharing economy, smaller scale operations are now able to compete on a marketing level with legacy name marks.
Mariana Rojas Build Up vs Buy/Renovate in Chicago
3 March 2019 | 2 replies
I have never been involved on anything of this sort, how doable and cost effective would it be compared to buy/renovate,  any thoughts?
Maria McCreless When is it time to call the seller directly instead of broker?
5 March 2019 | 8 replies
It was a simple lack of communication with the seller and I felt I could not go around the agent (that I worked for).   
Peter Marston Most effective direct marketing language
4 March 2019 | 2 replies

I am interested in hearing your wins and some successful tips on what language has been most successful when putting together a direct mail campaign. I would love to see some shared examples of what a direct mail pie...

Teresa Humphreys Served Summons & Complaint by the Health Department
4 March 2019 | 19 replies
They will be looking for timeliness and effectiveness of your response.
Erik Gardea Denying Tenant Applications
7 February 2020 | 8 replies
You don't want to give a "chilling effect" to any applicant, especially those in protected classes.
Cameron Riley Furthest you have ever bought an investment property?
1 May 2019 | 110 replies
@Farzan SetayeshNothing out of the ordinary, but I use the combination of the following consistently:- google photo for agent photo/video sharing- docusign for executing docs- acrobat X for all other doc edits- whatsapp for texts and phone calls- online money wiring or ACH for large items- paypal or venmo for smaller items- zelle or ACH for collecting rent- yelp or taskrabbit for misc repairs- lawnlove for landscaping or snow removal - skype for group meetings- Dropbox for online record storage- google voice for call forwarding - email for all tenant communications - autodraft for all utility & mortgage payments- online payments for all taxes & insurance - google earth to survey neighborhoods for out of town purchases - amazon or HD for online parts ordering The automation & streamlining of low value tasks enable me to preserve time for higher value activities.
Marty Summers Anyone ever cash in their 401ks to buy real estate?
8 April 2019 | 15 replies
The repayment terms for a 401k participant loan are equal monthly/quarterly payments of principal and interest (typically prime plus 1%) over a 5 year term (longer if used to acquire your principal residence).Please note that if you take a full $50,000 and then pay back the loan, you can't take another $50,000 until 12 months after the first loan was fully paid back.Per the loan offset rules that went into effect with the 2018 Tax and Job Act: if you leave your job and the loan is current at the time you leave your job but then the loan goes into default because you left your job, you will have until your tax return deadline (including any timely filed extension) to make the loan current by depositing the outstanding balance into an IRA (and thereby avoid the taxes and penalties that would otherwise apply).Solo 401k vs.