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16 February 2013 | 8 replies
Ideally it would, if that's how the end buyer wants the property delivered (i.e. vacant).
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27 February 2013 | 8 replies
Ideally, the tenants will pay you enough rent so that you'll live free, or close to it.
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23 November 2013 | 62 replies
Business names need to be remembered, easily associated with the service/product line.Easy to say as well, if you're answering the phone, by the end of the day you'll get tired of saying Merrimack Valley Residential I'm sure.
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18 February 2013 | 9 replies
Once you have this info you can basically start tracking down the owner with a full understanding of why the house is vacant and how you may be able to help.Just remember when dealing with abandoned properties, confirm EVERYTHING and assume NOTHING.
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23 February 2013 | 10 replies
I can't remember exactly what he did, but I think it involved turning the dial while tapping the valve with a hammer.
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21 February 2013 | 5 replies
Rather than wasting your time, and tha of a prospective mentor, "follow" those that stand out from the crowd and when comfortable doing so, make contact by "request" and take it from there.Its very important to remember though, that everyone is here by choice and are offering their knowledge and experience out of the kindness of their hearts.
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18 February 2013 | 11 replies
I remember now why I couldn't stand residential and I love commercial.
22 February 2013 | 15 replies
Texts generally include: putting out "fires", additional business systems to create/implement (marketing, buying, personnel, etc), my daily "power hour" (affirmations, exercise, viatmins, weekly goal review, etc), inputting reminders and calendar events/obligations, things to remember, ideas/inventions/systems to organize, book suggests, shopping items, daily tasks, phone calls to return, etc, etc.
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18 February 2013 | 0 replies
Ideally web based, but would settle for a desktop application.