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Hey folks- I want to re-vamp my rental website to allow tenants to pay rent on the page with their checking account. I don't want to use a third-party like Dwolla or WilliamPaid. I simply want them to go there, type i...

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I am looking at getting a commercial real estate subscription so that I can start researching multifamily/ industrial myself and go direct to seller.
Was hoping to find out who the best company is to g...

I would love to hear what goals people are setting for 2014.Personally, I am going to--hire an assistant to help with my wholesaling and tenant placement business-do a 1031 exchange with a property that a biz partner ...

I have a plan to retire in 4 years from a job that I do not enjoy all that much.  It would help boost my retirement savings and possibly shorten that length of time if I begin to invest in real estate.  Plus, when I r...

It's hard to say exactly what the future will be like, but it seems likely that short-term rentals could become more popular in the years ahead. This would mean an increase in available units and lower prices for thos...

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A tenant has suggested we use the services ZELLE or Venmo to collect rents.  Currently we use snail mail to our P.O. box to collect rent checks.  Is anyone familiar with these services, and can you tell me how they wo...

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Was curious for the independent landlords (those acting as their own property manager) what's your preferred method for collecting rent and keeping costs down at the same time. I previously used an electronic ...