Matt Schelberg
Quickbooks and Virtual Assistants
I am hiring a virtual assistant to help manage my books. I would like to collaborate with my VA on a single Quickbooks file. What version of Quickbooks should I use? Desktop or Online?For the Desktop version I ass...
Account Closed
Cash buyer looking for wholesalers - any tips?
I bought a property from a wholesaler a few months ago and I am looking for more. I am on that wholesaler's email list, but I'd imagine there are more active in my area (Pittsburgh). The thing is, I can't seem to get ...
Chris Mackey
Properly Analyzing a Market
What demographics and statistics do you look at before investing in a market? Ie. population growth rate, income to rent ratio, vacancy rates, etc.What ratios and percentages do you require in the above or any other d...
John Upperman
Best Tool For Tracking Flip Expenses
Any advice on the best way to track expenses? I started a free trial of Quick Books, but it it is completely intuitive (or I'm just slow). Maybe I am over complicating the process and just need to have a running spr...
Antoine Joseph
Getting Into a Boarded Up House (With the Home Owner)
I am talking with the owner of a house that has been boarded up. They are eager to sell the house but it's boarded up and has been that way for a while. The owner agreed to meet me at the house but said I would have t...
Colleen F.
What was the Property you were happiest to see gone?
I am happy to say a 3 year saga of Flood, FEMA, and family has reached a conclusion. Our new jersey sandy house is gone!It was an inherited two family. We collectively owned it (7 owners-too many) and a family membe...
Jeff B.
Evaluating Information you Hear, Read & Discover
The Internet is a marvelous tool - - enter the right search terms and you can find almost anything. 'Google' is a mathematical term, not a search engine per se. It means "Something beyond comprehension". So we searc...
Edward Pimentel
Protecting your home when you own raw land
Question to put out there.Situation: A family member just setup a trust recently (unsure how it is exactly setup). They have their home (with a mortgage) and own 5 or 6 parcels of land (free and clear). They are holdi...
Craig Tork
Just starting out, and looking for the first foothold
I am a new investor and came across hotel investments in the UK, with a contracted leaseback that pays 10%/year with a 125% buy-back option at 10 years. Has anyone else invested in these, or looked further into them?...
Mark Welp
Note Investing: Borrower Credit Check?
What website or company are people using the most when checking the borrower's credit? (assuming you can get the borrower's name and SSN from the note seller).Thank you,