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.

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I have never been involved on anything of this sort, how doable and cost effective would it be compared to buy/renovate,  any thoughts?

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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...

They will be looking for timeliness and effectiveness of your response.

You don't want to give a "chilling effect" to any applicant, especially those in protected classes.

Ive been meaning to do a blog post on that, or throw the info on my website, but I havnt had time to get to doing it.In DC the regulations are basically the basement unit needs a seperate electric meter, 7 foot ceiling height on 70% of the basement, an egress window, and front and rear doors, only available to owner occupants. 

Here're a few articles for you to check out:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/7...https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/7...Buying a house will require some work = time on your part.  

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.