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30 January 2014 | 29 replies
I started investing in 2012 and distinctly remember my first purchase (thought I was going to puke), then when it was rented (thought I had won the lottery) then after about 2 months of collecting rent, remember wanting to ride that rollercoaster again.Good luck!
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3 February 2014 | 3 replies
I like the last because I have tuned my system to their data.
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28 January 2014 | 2 replies
Boon and Son (http://www.boonandsonsinc.com/) offers $22.95 per month fee with collection weekly on their website. 2.
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30 January 2014 | 8 replies
Some landlords collect last month's rent instead of a security deposit, assuming they weren't collecting both.
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18 June 2014 | 32 replies
Just driving by the outside (front and alley) can often give clues.As far as verifying landlords five years back, you may not get the data even if you ask for it.
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30 January 2014 | 9 replies
After collecting my things I went in search of transportation to my hotel downtown and found a huddle of cabbies staring out the windows of the arrival area.
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2 February 2014 | 10 replies
As a licensed Realtor you could collect the commission.
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30 July 2021 | 40 replies
I'm a big fan of big data.
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25 March 2014 | 14 replies
For example, a manager let a tenant move in without first collecting a full month's rent, and it took a couple months to evict her, with legal fees; 4.
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31 January 2014 | 3 replies
It's a lot of extra work, but since my goal is to always provide the best rehab product I can, it really, really helps me to collect this feedback data, even (or especially) if it's something I don't want to hear!