Matthew Dawson
Investing in Racine, WI
Hello,Curious on anyone's thoughts on Racine. The most recent post I have seen was 2021. I grew up in Racine but have not lived there for almost 25 years.I am looking to possibly invest in that area. I know those area...
Wesley Thompson
What I learned on my first investment property (so far) Part 1...
Yesterday I closed on my first true investment property. I have another which was a primary home, so I don't count it. This one was purchased with the sole intention of being a cash flowing investment property. Having...
Glenn Gillen
Memphis Invest changing name to REI Nation: Good or Bad?
I've been interested in trying out turnkey real estate investing, and Memphis Invest stood out as one of the top turnkey real estate companies back when I was researching different companies. However, I noticed that t...
Patrick Flanagan
Scaling a property management company
I’m currently writing a business plan to start a property management company. What are some things I need to be doing to scale the business? Direct mail marketing? Email listings? Trying to buy other poorly ran manage...
Prabhjot Khinda
Cold calling vs direct mail
I have noticed that direct mail is not nearly as responsive as it used to be back in 2015 and before. Atleast for me it hasn’t been and I have heard from others as well. Meanwhile, cold calling is a great marketing te...
Jen Faulkner
Door Locks with no monthly fee?
Is there a digital door lock whose code you can change remotely, without a monthly fee? Our two STR's came with locks that require an extra monthly fee if we want to change them remotely. I'd like to find something ...
Sarah Hartwell
Best advice for your first vacation rental?
Hey BP! We've got 3 Buy & Hold investments in Houston, TX (though I'm definitely still a rookie). My husband and I LOVE the water, so we're strongly considering making our next investment a waterfront vacation ren...
Damian Walker
Social Media & Motivated Sellers
I know using SEO and digital ads have been used, but has anyone tried to leverage regular, unpaid social media posts to generate motivated seller leads?
If so, how well did (or didnt) it work?
John Erickson
Hostaway Cost and experiences
I’m exploring the idea of using one of the vacation rental software systems with my Airbnbs. I got a lot of good feedback from this board, thank you! I like the features of Hostaway. Does anyone have any feedback o...
Kenny Dahill
What one tool you cannot live without...
Curious what rental-oriented technology people are using that they absolutely cannot live without now. This could be tenant screening, rent collection, bookkeeping, etc.