Calling all contractors, what software or cloud based systems are you using for bidding jobs? What software are you using (if separate from bidding) to manage jobs (calendars, plans and files uploads, gant charts, CRM...

Hi All, got a question about property management just so we can compare numbers. I'm wondering how much most of you pay for the maintenance portion of your property management company. Do you pay just how much their h...

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...

Long story short.Bought house, needed work, hired contractor with an agreement on price for work. Started work in first of November and told it would be end of the month before it was done. Now we are in the middle of...

I'm new to real estate, and I had the chance to attend a seminar organized by Fortune Builders this weekend in Calgary, I’m not here asking for a review on FB’s so called “Mastery” program as I’m aware that this to...

For starters, I live in an oilfield town.  For me (and many others) this means living somewhere that has a huge influx of people and not enough resources to accommodate their needs.  For example, storage units!  Today...

In my rentals I frame a generic welcome letter and place it somewhere visible for the guest when they enter my house. This "system" needs an overhaul as it's a little bit of a pain and sometimes due to cancellations ...

It's hard to say exactly what the future will be like, but it seems likely that short-term rentals could become more popular in the years ahead. This would mean an increase in available units and lower prices for thos...

Hello all,New here.  I've started to look into STRs here on Oahu.  I'm have a little bit of an issue finding info on local STR management companies.  So I thought I'd ask a few questions here and see what I get.  Any ...

Good afternoon  If this is perhaps the wrong area I will correct it.  I am in an information overload phase trying to take the first steps to secure a long term rental.  I have finally saved a decent amount to begin t...