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I deluded myself into thinking that the car insurance companies were doing us a solid by discounting our policies. Progressive said it would be 20%.
stupid me. I just got an email that it will be 20% of April and 20...
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I wanted to get some thoughts from some of the experts here in San Diego, regarding building. I have spoken to a few builders, and they casually throw around numbers like $250-$500sq /ft, without even asking the righ...
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I'm two days away from closing on my second duplex and was given permission by seller to show the vacant unit and try to line up tenants for after closing. He's generally been pretty amicable, but I suspect that's be...
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I am currently trying to purchase a new construction home from a local builder in DFW metroplex. I cannot comprehend a lot of the things in the builder's contract, which seems to favor them in pretty much all of the s...
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Hello BP Community, I'm in search for a scheduling tool for one of my real estate related businesses. I manage a team of remote, independent contractors. By law, independent contractors retain control over their sched...
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Today, Guesty has announced its acquisition of Your Porter(see link below for announcement). As always, they say that nothing will change. I am literally just starting out in the STR game. We close on a Smoky Mountain...
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This is going to be long, but certainly worth reading if you are considering any of these companies. Reading this may very well save you significant aggravation and money. I was hesitant to put in the time to document...
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Contractors seem to be everywhere, but the right contractors to fit my business seem to be elusive. I've Compiled lists and cold called by searching places like homeadvisor or angieslist, as well as go through my netw...
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I was just wondering is it ethical to have multiple contractors meet you at a property to all bid the same job?
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We are doing a tear down of our long time weekend place and working with a builder on a decent sized home.. His numbers keep going up for the construction and I think his allowances are very low. This is a mid t...