Henry Li
S corp for Real Estate Agent
I have watched a youtube video that the CPA talked about forming a S corp and dump real estate agent commission into the S corp and pay less tax etc etc. my Question is, for most real estate agents, they are not the o...
Kelsen J.
Missing phone calls
I sent out my first set of yellow letters on Monday. Today I missed a phone call. I have a Google voice number and I set it up in such a way that my Google number appears instead of the caller's number. I set up a ver...
Michael Hicks
Realtors...why don't they answer their phones???
I recently purchased a home a little further away than I normally do. I used a realtor familiar with the area. I was pleased and decided I would use her to list the home as well. I told her it would be ready in 3 w...
Steve Babiak
Scripts for calling on sellers
A collection of BP links that deal with calling on sellers. Enjoy!
First group is more motivational in nature:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/69/topics/59018-how-did-your-first-calls-go-to-potential-sellers-st...
John Woodhouse
No Response On Zillow!
Hello,
I am trying to fill a vacancy. This is my second year with this property and both years I used Zillow to advertise it. I’m curious if you guys think this is a good customer dialogue to go with.
Generally on...
Sam Leon
Hired help can drive you INSANE!
First of all, I didn't start this thread to attack the professional tradesmen, but sometimes it gets to a point where even if you want to pay someone for a job, you end up DIYing the last 10% (or 25 or 50) of the work...
Stephen Shelton
Questions I'm going to ask my CPA about my rental business
I own 3 SFR rentals and would like to continue growing. Currently they are not setup under a business entity, but I think it's time to get this done before buying Property #4. After completing Property #2, my CPA sai...
Jerome Kaidor
Landlord doesnt know their Property
Hello,
One of my least favorite tasks is checking out prospective tenants. At the level I rent at, I don't have the luxury of just running their credit and looking at their FICO. With rare exceptions ( c...
Thomas Garza
Direct Mail Marketing Letter
My wife and I are about to start our first direct mail marketing campaign after many years of thinking about doing it. I would love your feedback on my template below. This letter will be sent exclusively to driving f...
Rick L.
Prospective Tenant Screening
I just went through the process of finding a new tenant my rental property. I learned a few things a long the way about attracting and screening potential tenants. I'm attempting to streamline the whole process upon...