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Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...
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Hello All, My partner (business not life) and I have decided to get into CRE. After months of research hours of talking, planning, scheming forming the LLC pulling our hair out etc... We have both independently come t...
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I just received a phone call from OneRent after I post my rental ads. This property management company says they charge for 5% and rent is guaranteed due on the first of the month. I read review from yelp and it sound...
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Hello Everyone, This has been a great resource for me as an amateur real estate investor. I'll jump right into my dilemma. I purchased a fixer upper in Dayton, OH (4bd 2ba) in April of 2017. I chose the same contracto...
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Last month, I wrote an article about the big, ugly purple triplex I bought recently.
We've been working the past month to get it rent-ready, with some new paint and various small repairs. Being the hol...
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How tough are y'all non guests that leave the home a bit of a mess? We've rented our personal residence out a number of times and each time the home has been pretty spotless on our return. We just purchased a full t...
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Just wondering what makes contractors choose one client over another. What jobs excite you? Do you ever go for projects because an incentive is offered? If so, what type of incentives do you like?
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My mortgage broker has convinced my husband to spend on some improvements in the house that we have a contract on,, so that it would appraise correctly and help him get approved for the loan. I am not so convinced ...
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Sorry this is long but I need others input.
Hang in here with me please.
We are first time renters. We found a home in a nice area, listing says "Beautiful Home ...great for a family"...boasts all our needs in a home...
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So, I narrowed down all of the property management software options from both the BP software list (thanks BP!) and a long CCIM forum list to my final two choices: Buildium and Rent Manager.
I manage an LLC ...