I was in a situation today where $100 bought me a nice 5* review on AirBnB.  Basically, a guest was pissed about something stupid.  Not my fault at all but that doesn't really matter when it comes time to leave their ...

Hi Everyone, I am looking to start a property management company and I already have my first customer to manage 32 units (collection of 4plexes). I am in the process of getting my broker/real estate license and am sho...

Hello everyone! I’m looking for advice from people who have used Home Advisor from the contractor’s side of the business. I am a small contractor who is looking to solicit more business, and Home Advisor seems to be a...

I have been researching wholesaling as an investment option. I stumbled upon Deal Machine as a tool to aid in the process. This appeared to be everything I was missing. I signed up for the 7 day trial. I created lists...

I just got a chance to review the new www.turnkey-reviews.com website that was recently launched by some of our fellow BP members. I am curious what turn-key business owners think about this site? Do you view it as an...

Today is the second time in the past few weeks that a guest has asked us to allow them to cancel for a full refund the day before their stay because of bad weather where they live that may prevent them from traveling....

I have a choice to make on which lender to go with on my rental property refinance, however as I research each lender, I cannot find adequate information about their actual business practices. A few I found some infor...

A well reviewed roofing contractor wants a 40% prepayment on an 8K roof job. They have great reviews online. I dealt with a plumbing company for a plumbing retrofit once and they had a similar request, which I obliged...

Is there any good reason that property managers should respond to public ratings on .e.g. google? As I've been researching PMs some of the better ones that I've seen have higher ratings and tend to respond to most of ...

First of all, I'd like to apologize because I'm writing this via mobile. I just want to write it now while I have it in mind.I normally don't take seriously things online until I had this client who asked help from me...