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What do you do for book keeping for your first rentals?
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I self-manage 4 doors,. The units I manage all pay thru Zelle, which works fine for now.I've been reading posts here about various online rent collection companies. Seems like there are issues with many of these comp...
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All:I currently have all of my tenants call my office manager on his personal cell phone directly for repair calls. I realize that this is not scalable as my portfolio gets larger. I think a good step would be to set...
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I was wondering if anyone has any information on free software for writing business plans? If so would you please share.The reason I ask this is I was searching for business plans and came across this one:http://www.p...
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Less dependence on online travel agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb and VRBO, more people booking directly with you leads to increased profits. Direct bookings mean no more commissions, full control over your cancellation po...
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Hi everyone,
I've completed all of my courses via First Tuesday and waiting to set a date for my exam. In the meantime, I need to study and I was wondering if anyone took the same online courses via First Tuesday? I...
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Im looking for a online rent payment service that i can convert all 29 of my tenants to. But the problem is that a few of my tenants dont have internet access or a phone mostly my few section 8 tenats. The rest are go...
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Hi everyone, I am looking to start planning to buy my first property. In determining how much mortgage I am pre-approved for, do I use a mortgage broker or go directly to the lenders? I hear credit unions have better ...
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Hi everyone!I am debating weather or not having making a tenant pay rent on a smart phone/ or computer that would require internet is ethical. I would think the vast majority of renters now use internet on the daily a...