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Jay Drysdale My last Hurdle...Contractors
17 July 2021 | 10 replies
Calling a GC for a clogged drain or bad ceiling fan is like calling a moving company to clean out a closet. 
Nathan Faselt Can fee MGMT make a margin on outsourcing work on top of fee?
14 July 2021 | 10 replies
@Drew Sygit & @Evan Polaski I don't think property Mangers should be GC's when they have in-house services. like I said if the PMC employees on payroll like maintenance, cleaning, landscaping, even some admin time for court or appraisals Ect. 
David C. SDIRA experience - is it really worth the hype?
6 August 2021 | 17 replies
I literally implement based on that.I manage the properties but hire "tool belt" level repairs.I have been onsite for projects in order to provide guidance to the workers and answer questions about how I'd like the repair done.I have held the stupid end of a tape measure.I have held the end of a board, but not used the power tools.This interpretation was reinforced by a (former?)
Maria D'Aura inheriting tenants - one has a LOT of stuff
13 July 2021 | 6 replies
Tenant will immediately act to identify and remove/clean up the source of any such odors and to ventilate the rental unit or otherwise remove the foul odor upon discovery of it.General --Walls: should be clean, free of dirt, grease, holes, cobwebs, and fingerprints.Floors: should be clean, clear, dry and free of hazards.Windows: should be clean and not nailed shut.
Tyler Watkin Airbnb vs traditional renting
13 July 2021 | 2 replies
Airbnb will (in theory) get you more money, but you have more marketing, more turnover, have to deal with more people, cleaning, yardwork, etc. 
Jayden Hamilton What are the best sites out there to find comparable properties
13 July 2021 | 2 replies
You can filter by the beds and baths and other aspects to make the results as close as possible to the one you're comparing.When I build my semi-automated hotsheet for investors, I take exports from the MLS from both the sales side and the rentals side, pull them into a SQL Server database, do some data cleaning to screen out as much of the garbage as possible, and run what I call my "magic query" that joins sale listing locations to rental listing locations by a conditional match on subdivision and beds/baths, or the average of the entire MLS if the subdivision is given as "METES & BOUNDS", with a flag in the output showing that those M 'n B rental numbers are MLS-wide averages for a given beds/baths and will need a more in-depth evaluation (like rentometer) if the estimated cash on cash return for a classic 20% down scenario, looks promising. 
Ellie Narie Best way to evict a problematic tenant in Oregon?
30 August 2021 | 9 replies
They leave oil stains by their garage without cleaning up. 
Cale H. First deal became my home, dang.
14 July 2021 | 3 replies
That’s a powerful position to put yourself in.
Nitanth Vangala Credit cards for rehab materials
13 July 2021 | 1 reply
The power-play that I love to incorporate is to use the cards to purchase gift cards from a company like Raise or Cardcash. 
Rebecca B. First FHA loan for a multifamily in a hot market
13 July 2021 | 1 reply
Two years of aggressively paying down debt and cleaning up our credit and we finally got approved for an FHA mortgage!