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Isaac Fridmann What Is The Most Effective Way To Find Distressed Leads?
28 June 2022 | 4 replies
I'm sure this has been asked before but has anyone found a reliable platform that provides accurate information on distressed homeowners?
Cody DeLong Inherting Smoking Tenants and No Security Deposit
5 May 2018 | 23 replies
I’ll be responding a little better later when I’m not mobile
Lindsey Wagner New to STR and Self Management
31 March 2023 | 26 replies
Calendar integration and automated messaging are doable on both platforms
Richard Gonzalez NEED BOOKKEEPER CAN HANDLE 100 STR COMPANY'S BOOKS PLEASE HELP
17 October 2022 | 10 replies
Why get some random person on another platform that might not even fluent in real estate?
Brandon Elliott-Pandey Time for you to BRAG! This is How I earn $20K/y in PASSIVE INCOME in under 2 years.
19 April 2023 | 2 replies
Once they left and I fixed the unit to be rented out on a mid term platform (was planning on renting long term until my manager told me he had a family affected by a fire and their insurance co would pay their rent)  a "temporarily displaced" family needed a home to stay and they picked mine. 
Chris Virgil-Stone Help Me Pick a Property Manager- Out of State Investing
21 February 2019 | 3 replies
So the down low on 3 companies I interviewed:Company AOver 400 units2 Property managersLate on the 5th- $50 charge to tenant, 10th- additional $25 charge to tenantNo project management fee1 drive by inspection per month, 1 full inspection every 6 monthsRequires renter’s insurance (single family homes only)Stated high percentage of tenant renewals Manager of the RE branch was a local town justice for many yearsHandles insurance claims2 evictions last year (both in same building- new project) - not tenants they placedSaid they serve fake eviction papers before moving on to full eviction process (to save owners money) Charges ½ 1st mo rent and 10%Red flags-Does not approve prospective tenants with owners (to keep owner from contacting them)Will not show lease (confidentiality)I did view one of the houses they manage, the tenant mentioned they had asked for a leak to be fixed and it had been over 2 weeksDue diligence revealed PM was arrested 3 yrs ago for petite larceny from a grocery store- weird a retired town justice would hire herCompany BManages 40 properties2 Property managersNew company (1 yr old)- all property managers came from another with years of experienceLate on the 5th- $50 charge to tenant, then 3 day pay/quit notice ~5 days later10% project management fee w/ weekly updatesInvestors make up 5-10% of their propertiesIn house maintenance staffOwner can approve tenantsOwner can provide own leaseReiterated how important communication was2 prior evictions1 manager has 2 investment propertiesCharges ½ 1st mo rent and 10%Does not want to rent low end housingRed flags-One of the property managers never responded to first 2 emails, 2nd manager was prompt every responseDoes not want large portfolio of rentals (150+)One of the property managers has boyfriend writing reviews on how great she is, same manager that never responded (looked him up and he has a lengthy arrest record)Does not perform regular inspections unless owner requires (sounds reassuring- sarcasm intended)Admitted no set schedule for inspections but noted “they can do them”Company CMy current agent/his wife would manage- part of a franchised-brokered companyI’ve bought and sold 1 property through him- sold in 6 days in a market with over 365 days of inventory, though the sale drug out 6 months due to the buyer/buyers agentEthics is of utmost importance to him (proven this)Late on the 4th- $25 charge to tenantWill provide project management (taking pictures, lock box for contractors) free of chargeAverage ~ 2 year tenancyWill be providing investor referencesStandard lease- owner can’t changeProvides copy of lease to ownerPrefers owner not to contact tenant but not against policy (want to send out semi-annual survey for their review of management/property)No repairs w/o owner permission (unless emergency)Drive by inspections often2 evictions last year- not tenants they placedAs an agent they are the most geared toward investors in the areaCharges ½ 1st mo rent and 10%Red flags-Current late fee is only $25 (brokered company rules)- they have a meeting next week to discussHave tenant submit background check through online platform- I’ve found tenants to be lazy and would rather you do thisNo annual/semi-annual inspections- said they check smoke detector batteries/change furnace filter once per yr
Cory J Thornton Jumping in the RE Deep end ... need a software recommendation
20 October 2021 | 5 replies
They require you to do everything on their platform
Austin Shade Rent To Retirement How Does It Really Work?
17 July 2023 | 29 replies
EX: If you want 10,000 Dollars per month exclusively from real estate and SFH in Pomona, CA in Passive Income that only requires you to look at your mobile banking and see it deposited, you're going to have to build systems around whatever your passive income is.
Rick H. How do you like the new BP format?
24 October 2016 | 10 replies
@Shawn Loughman @Steve BabiakThe previous format was consistently causing problems with tablets, so we switched it to use the mobile design. iOS might have a “request desktop option” that may trick it into using the desktop version.We are working on improving the mobile experience as a whole.
Larry N. Any Success with Investor Carrot and PPC Marketing?
12 November 2016 | 9 replies
I soooo wish we had access to that stuff as research to help improve the overall performance of investors on our platform... but we don't.