Melissa Bovee
CA Stay Home Order - What to do with Dec STR bookings
CA is again under orders that restrict travel. The county I am located in - Placer, North Lake Tahoe - is covered in the order, but is distinctly less vocal about deterring travel than South Lake Tahoe. There has be...
Moshe Wolfe
CRMs to use: Is HubSpot on your list?
I'm trying to workout what the best CRM is to use for this that doesn't actually cost money yet. I have Podio setup with the REI package, but it's got a bit of a clunky feel to it. Hubspot feels a little better, smoot...
Jerryll Noorden
The truth about Lists
All, allow me to be blunt and straight to the point (and in your face) for a sec...
I see so many of you following others blindly (please don't do that). It is time to start thinking and use your own logic.
I wi...
Ben Leybovich
Balloons and Creative Finance
I'll likely write about this on the blog in more detail, but this week I closed on a refinance of the last private money balloon that I had... Brandon Turner tells me I can retire now, and while I don't know about th...
Mark Sanchez
Handling principal payments & depreciation on a non-cash flowing property at tax time
Hi all!
If I had a rental property with exactly zero cash flow at the end of the year (after paying for mortgage/escrow/insurance/maintenance/etc.), would some of my depreciation expense shield the funds that were us...
Chad Clanton
Common and Unusual Findings: A Home Inspector's Journal
In inspecting homes here in San Antonio, I've found some really good and some really crazy work. Some days are "wow, that's a really good job", and others are "oh boy...I just saw that, didn't I?" So, I've decided to ...
Shadrick Davis
Should I sue for earnest money?
I accepted an offer, from among 3 competing offers, for a single family house in Indianapolis. Part of the reason I accepted the offer was because it included an "as-is" addendum. The buyer is now trying to back out...
Jim K.
Is your primary residence your largest life investment?
Hi guys. This is just a sort of informal poll.Starting with me: no, it isn't. Not by a long shot. That may change someday, but right now, it's a good idea for me in my area.
Bob Drew
Tenants asking for a lot of items to be fixed
I am a newbie landlord with my first tenants who moved in last week.Today I get an email asking for a list of items to be fixed (from ceiling fan to water heater to hinges on the door). They are asking if they can get...
Trent Reeve
Email templates or examples
Newbie here, about to go live with our first STR. is there a site with some email templates/examples? Initial communications, day of arrival, post stay message, etc?