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Peter Fokas How to screen tenants coming from outside the United States?
8 January 2016 | 24 replies
The money will be in your account even because its an e transfer, trick is your account gets frozen after a couple days and you lose the money.
Richard Fields Security deposits
1 March 2016 | 22 replies
As someone already suggested, with just 3 tenants, an excel spreadsheet should do the trick.  
Hernan B. First Timer: Security Deposit, Rent in Cash, and more
8 January 2013 | 18 replies
Another trick that larger landlords and people in business make sure is the guy renting apts isnt the same guy doing collection.
Prashant P. Anyone use a Home Depot or Lowes Commercial Credit Card
8 December 2017 | 40 replies
Another trick if you're a pro member is asking the Pro Desk to put your order into what's called the "Bid Room" and attempt to get an even better discount.
Martin Zawarski Getting Great Subs
22 February 2014 | 7 replies
You're definitely more likely to meet "investor friendly" contractors there.Great suggestion though about walking larger job sites to scout for talent, I'll definitely put that in my bag of tricks when looking for new subs!
Christopher Persaud Buying Materials for Rehab
21 October 2015 | 21 replies
I'd just look for some across the board discounts from the big box stores (or filling out the large order forms for discounts).Also another small trick I've picked up this year is using a rebate site like ebates, placing my order for in-store pickup early in the AM (or the night before), and then getting my 10% off as well as the rebate amount which varies from 2-6% depending on the day.
Bill Coleman Need a service for tenants to pay rent electronically
12 August 2014 | 57 replies
It helps keep the integrity of the site so that Craigslist scammers can't trick people into paying them security deposits on properties that don't exist!
Rhondalette W. HELP!! is this Normal or Abnormal? Seller stays after closing?
23 April 2015 | 23 replies
A quick lease with a per diem and a cash holdback at closing they get at move out will do the trick I'd think.Not sure of your sellers, I used to work the pre-foreclosure market pretty hard and people do weird things when they are cash strapped, or after you solved their problem and then they discount the value of what you did for them after the fact. 
Kenneth LaVoie Strange odors ... locating and eliminating
28 December 2015 | 16 replies
Standard tricks for locating and/or masking did not help.  
James DeRoest 12v lighting wiring and NEC
25 February 2016 | 18 replies
That, plus a RasPi, lets you do tricks like orange light at "dawn", getting whiter during the day, and then going back to orange and then off at "night".