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9 December 2024 | 7 replies
Sending a personalized greeting to guests when they book, answering their questions, programming lock codes, logging new bookings in my records and notifying my cleaners of them and any requests for early check in, paying cleaners monthly, ordering supplies, updating my listing descriptions about once a week even if it's just a sentence here or there (helps with rankings on the platforms, esp.
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14 December 2024 | 42 replies
I recommend having a consistent growth mindset to keep building and expanding your portfolio.
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8 December 2024 | 14 replies
Our goal with this policy is to accomplish several things: - Encourage these "wholesalers" to bless some other real estate investing community with their presence- Stop the SPAM- Offset the several hundred thousand dollars per year in costs that spammers, too often "wholesalers" bring to the platform.
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9 December 2024 | 0 replies
Furnished common area, furnished each bedroom with a queen bed, a dresser, a desk and a chair, then we listed on every platform that I can list and I paid every platform for their premium listing.
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20 December 2024 | 28 replies
If you do those things consistently and carry appropriate types and amounts of insurance you are going to be protected.
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13 December 2024 | 11 replies
STR and MTR income can't be used unless you've had it consistently for I believe 2 years.
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11 December 2024 | 12 replies
While you’re getting acclimated, feel free to explore the platform.
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5 December 2024 | 11 replies
@Ryan DaultonFrom my experience, the best way to find partners in real estate is through networking events, local REI groups, and online platforms.
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7 December 2024 | 7 replies
There's a subtle nuance when you pay a vendor with cash/checks and also credit cards/paypal/payment processing platforms.
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10 December 2024 | 17 replies
The agent will have access to the biggest platform to get the property sold though, the MLS, so forgoing even a cut rate agent will create more of a loss than the agent fees themselves.