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Hi All,I'm new to the forum and have a quick question/ different opinions.... Would you take the option to refinance to get a new home to rent or take out a loan????Thanks in advance!!-Michael
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Hi All!Is anyone aware of any companies that will assist in identifying emerging markets? I know things like population growth, job growth, schools, large employers etc are critically important in forecasting the futu...
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Hey BP!I'm considering a pay-per-click strategy to drive traffic to a web form for homeowners who are interested in selling quickly and as-is. From what I've read, the quicker these parties get a call the more likely ...
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Has anyone had any experience outsourcing what I'm calling boots on the ground... essentially someone local to your rentals when onsite help is needed?
My rentals are somewhat local, about an hour from where I live a...
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Does something like a "property maintenance company" exist?I'm self-managing ~60 units on the south side and for the most part, doing great. However, maintenance is killing me. I'm a computer nerd and spent much of my...
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Does anyone have any recommendations for outsourcing work besides upwork? Need some excel and PowerPoint work done. Thank you in advance
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I was recently speaking to someone who owned a vacation condo in Hawaii and was quite shocked to hear that his property management company charges him 50% of his rental income. He was however very happy with the arran...
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I'm looking outsource our maintenance tickets to a third party that will handle them in a timely and professional manner. It's getting to be too much of a time suck and PITA doing it all myself. Do any other self-man...
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what is your average time to rehab before you flip? *So we are clear I am only talking to flippers that Outsource their work to be done, not do-it-yourselfers.Since I am financing my deal Common Sense tells me that I...
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Hi everyone,
My names Ryan and have been reading the 4 hour workweek this for a few days and began to wonder if anyone has ever used a virtual assistant or some freelance worker to do market research for them. For a...