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Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...
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I am a mad scientist when it comes to marketing. I will try anything once, and most things twice. So let me ask all of you, what is your favorite or most creative marketing technique?I will shart my most creative. ...
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Just wondering what the consensus is on tenants who run a business from my rental. I think they should pay some percentage of rent since they are using a residence as a commercial entity. what do you think or have you...
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Hey folks,
Craigslist used to be my go-to spot to list long term rentals. Craigslist wasn't pretty, but it was easy to use, and it worked (I found lots of great tenants via Craigslist) ...unfortunately, over the yea...
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Wow. So, I don't even know how I found this site because as of 4 days ago REI wasn't a consideration for me - probably due to too good to be true infomercials.I was briefly a real estate agent about 20 years ago. Asi...
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As a Denver urban dweller, I have been accused of condescending to Colorado Springs. Well, no more! I should apparently eat my words because ... Colorado Springs has the highest rate of millennial migration of any cit...
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Hey everyone I’m a rookie investor and new to BP forums, been listening to their podcast a little over two months now and reading everything I can just to expand my knowledge on investing. I’ve recently bought a duple...
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Hey BP members, Foremost, thanks for taking the time to view this post! Any information you can provide for me is truly appreciated. I am trying to comprise a formula to effectively find off market properties in the g...
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Hello BiggerPockets community, My name is Jonathan Flores, I just started my real estate business. Still haven't closed my first deal but started marketing and setting appointments. I currently live in Laredo, TX, wor...
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Hello BP'ersI am looking for suggestions or links to companies who have a website or application that can automate the showings for renters.What I am primarily looking for is1. The perspective renters can fill out a p...