The company/platform was a “player” in the residential investment arena, but had only done one transaction with commercial property, and that was a smallish (12 unit) apartment building.We worked out a fee arrangement, I identified a commercial property (office building), tied it up with the standard contract, and led them through the transaction.  

Quickbooks does not have a good platform for note servicing and accounting, but can be functional if you are accounting for only one or two notes.  

I am also new to the platform and happy to connect with other investors in Genesee County!

Being an experienced host with 100s of reviews helped these units rent faster on the STR platforms.

Maybe that's just me being paranoid, but I've always turned away all off-platform offers. 

Increase in value over time, loan pay down by renter, depreciation can shelter some income.No margin call, no "Gambling" on picking one stock over the other--Roulette.Banks will lend to you to buy real estate--but not to buy stocks--(if stocks were superior--it would be the other way around). 

I suppose the thought might be that the program will help to upend that cycle and create wealth, but that seems a heck of a gamble.

You’ll most likely say you found it on Zillow or some other online platform, not really sure why that one property is of interest, that you’ve been browsing the internet for months, nothing seems to make sense and that you just want to make an offer on that one property.

Essentially, the idea is that if someone knows what they are doing and has economies of scale/experienced/rep on the platform, they should be able to hit the ground running and meet or beat AirDNA

My reasons for writing a blog are:- developing confidence & writing ability- putting yourself out there for potential partnerships and deals- documenting your journey for your own reflection and growth (“deal diary”)- owning your platform (posting on forums like this offers the same benefits but you don’t really own it - more potential in the future if you develop a website of your own)I might be missing some other reasons but overall if you are a quick on the keyboard (another skill to develop), it isn’t a major time commitment and can certainly create opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise be available.