HI All,Alright, I have read J Scott's book and am aware that you want to hire someone who is licensed and insured etc to do my labor for a flip... But I know someone who is really good at rehabbing but is not licensed...

Question: When House Hacking, does one do the work themselves or hire out?

I've been using Va's for a while now but I am curious on how other investors are using their VA's. What do you have them do exactly? How often? and How do you Train them?

Hi everyone,I have a few questions around material participation for an STR:1) Activities that count: does anyone have a list of things we know for sure count (eg based on court cases?) Do home improvement activities ...

Hi All,I hope everyone had a happy new year!!I have a house coming up for rent.. This time around, I wanted to hire a virtual assistant to take phone calls and answer questions about the property. I was wondering if a...

Good morning!I had a bit of realization yesterday and want to test the temperature, mainly for self managers and smaller PM's.  I basically group the business into 2 segments, administrative tasks (pricing, marketing,...

Setting REI goals is great, but I'm looking for easier ways to reach them. In other words, I'm looking to work smarter. I seem to get bogged down at one to two deals at a time. How do you scale up when you're one-pers...

Hi Everyone,I have hired a VA to do cold calling for me. I was wondering what some good strategies would be too effectively manage and train my VA? What type of KPIs should I set for him? How many times should I set u...

Greetings BP members,I'm looking to purchase a property and rehab it to flip.  My question, is there a rule of thumb about how the funds should be paid out to the contractor?  For example, if a contractor gave me a qu...

I am thinking of hiring a VA to scrub for leads so they are coming in more consistently. I think I would use oDesk. A few questions for those investors who use them: What are some things to consider when choosing one?...