Laura Janosko
Zillow Rental Manager Issues
I have a property listed on Zillow Rental Manager where applicants have paid to submit their rental applications. Zillow produces a background and credit check for the applicants, which I can look over to make sure th...
Isaac S.
To mask or not to mask, that is the question!
I recently came across a prematurely closed thread about masking...The perspective tenant had requested a mask, in a not mask friendly area, from a landlord that is not interested in masking, and sees the masks as pol...
Brett Babcock
Problems selecting a property management system
We have a 275 unit portfolio in Chicago. We currently use Quickbooks Enterprise for financial tracking, and we do ACH rent collections for about 40% of our tenants manually through our bank's website. We don't current...
Willard Blair
Where to find contractors
I am just curious, Has anyone ever found a contractor via Facebook? Everyone tells me phone books are dead. But, I never seen any posts about how wonderful a certain contractor may be, especially in the last 4 years. ...
Dave Bopp
Leasing Agent Forgot to Collect Last Month's Rent
Hi BP!I recently rented one of my units using a leasing agent who was referred to me by a friend. I provided my own lease which specified that first month's rent, last month's rent, and a security deposit were require...
Nathan Melanson
How would you improve payments and/or credit card usage?
This weekend, I'm participating in a FinTech hackathon at ATDC (startup incubator at Georgia Tech) [http://atdc.org/atdc-news/advanced-technology-deve...The idea is a group of software developers work through the week...
Doug Smith
CRM System Advice - Recommendations?
Hello BP World. I have offered advice on Non-Performing Loans, the Foreclosure Process, and Real Estate in General, but I am seeking advice from all of you in the BP world. We need to upgrade our CRM. We do not wholes...
Engelo Rumora
Database program to keep track or contacts
Hey guys,
I hope you all had a great Christmas.
Can anyone recommend a database program where I can enter information of all buyers, sellers and real estate professionals that I have established relatio...
Logan Krutsch
Using quickbooks for financial management
Hello, I am a new investor in the Chicago area and am struggling with learning quickbooks and setting it up specifically for managing a rental business. I am not an accountant but I loosely understand how to read fina...
Rickey Wiley
Choosing the Right Contractor??
All the investors experienced in remodeling and choosing contractors this post is for you. I'm currently going through a GC nightmare right now. I hired a remodeling company to do a complete remodel on my duplex and i...