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Hi BP Community,A colleague of mine has owned a property management business for 10 years. He has been wanting to expand into the area in which I live, and I have been wanting to start my own property management compa...
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Had a new investor ask how to avoid large REIT competition when selecting their first Storage location.Lets understand their "normal" business model first:a. Onsite management, lowers their margins and causes increase...
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Hello,My name is Phil. I am a software engineer / tester in the Clearwater, FL area. I also have a background in construction and some sales / customer service, as well as enjoy building custom furniture and other fab...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,
I'm looking into analyzing my first investment property and stumbling upon a situation with this bathtub. I want to either replace it or convert it to somehow have a shower and it can s...
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What is the craziest complaint you've received from a booking or most interesting thing asked to provide by a guests? I've been hearing some interesting ones recently!
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How do you folks manage your vacation rental properties as well as handle customer communication and interactions when you do not live near the property? Are there property managers that specialize in vacation rentals...
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Helping a Friend out, several states away, who wants to get into Self Storage. We identified a property for sale on line and did all of the financial analysis, education, and marketing study on line over three calls....
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Here are 4 tips to help get you a 5-star review every time!1) Responsiveness
- This is a MUST!!- As soon as you get a message from a guest, I call it “GO TIME” - This is your time to respond to the guest as so...
Hello, My name is Max. I am a 21 year old living in Canada, more specifically Fredericton, NB and I am looking to get into my first property and thus the world of real estate. I am currently in a position where I do n...
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Would love any thoughts on how to handle this situation...We are about 3 weeks from completing a flip. All the finishes are purchased and are going in soon. Our realtors—who we have a great relationship with (they fou...