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Bienes Raices Overuse of texting
23 January 2013 | 7 replies

I've noticed this time around the applicants are texting more, often without even "introducing" themselves (they just start asking questions, often things that were covered in the ad). One person did a blow by blow of...

Tion Henley Is direct mail over used?
28 January 2016 | 4 replies

Is direct mail being beaten to death? Owners getting double digit amounts of mail every month & a increase in new "investors". If direct mail is not effective any more what would one turn to? Door knocking? If you...

Account Closed Confusion over using 401(k) money
14 July 2016 | 5 replies

I've been reading a lot about using a self-directed 401(k) to help with funds for a buy & hold rental property. There are a few things I'm a little confused about. 1.) Everything I'm reading says you can use a "se...

Joshua Dorkin Chinese State-Owned Bank Takes Over US Bank
9 May 2012 | 3 replies

Fed clears China's first US bank takeover

What do you all think? Good move by the Fed? Dangerous move?

Lets hear your thoughts . . .

Jeff S. House had fire from over-use of fireplace
21 August 2013 | 13 replies

Bought a foreclosure house that had been on fire. In reading the fire report it was stated as the cause: "excessive usage of fireplaces over time that had an ongoing pyrolysis to the wood structure members."

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Joey Hampton Black Mold or Mildew???
18 February 2018 | 8 replies

I was going to finish caulking a bathroom that wasn’t caulked correctly, and so I was cleaning along the edges of the plastic insert of the shower, and noticed chunks of black stuff kept falling. So I started pulling ...

Mike Schorah How do tenants destroy heaters in properties up north?
17 December 2022 | 4 replies

I hear tenants destroy air conditioners down south and destroy heaters up north. But how would someone destroy it? Overuse? Neglecting maintenance? Or actually taking a sledgehammer to it out of spite?

Vivian Yip Mid Term Rental Knowledge sharing
10 December 2024 | 10 replies

I'm curious, what tools are you using for MTR?Do you have anything that monitors energy / utilities use?What are you using to research a market?What amenities have helped you attract the most guests? (EV, fenced yard,...

Allan Smith Unpopular Opinion: There's no big downturn looming over us
3 January 2020 | 3 replies

I've been hearing it for about 4 years. "This year is the big correction" "Any day now, we'll be buying houses for 40 cents on the dollar" "longest bull run in decades has to end soon" Let me elaborate and I'll finish...

Louise Whidby Land Trust
21 October 2014 | 9 replies

Happy Sunday! What do you think about me pursuing Land Trust. Do you know how I would go about learning and getting more into it?