Dear all,At what point RE Agent qualifies for RE Professional for the purpose of passive income rules exemption?Here is our scenario:* My wife has just started her career as a RE agent.* We manage several rental prope...

I'm trying to workout what the best CRM is to use for this that doesn't actually cost money yet. I have Podio setup with the REI package, but it's got a bit of a clunky feel to it. Hubspot feels a little better, smoot...

I picked this diddy up from the urban dictionary. It is essentially the basis for my rant and for me sharing my personal and professional experiences over the past 13 years in Real Estate.

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“This is how we’ve always done it.” Sound familiar? I’m sure you’ve heard this before, in fact I’d venture to say it is a universal statement that spans across every professional field. That statement is the business ...

Hi BP,This past weekend, I learned that the tenants in one of my units are taking care of 3 dogs that do not belong to them. According to the lease they are allowed to have 2 pets (1 large dog, and one small dog).  I ...

Anti-social personalities (aka sociopaths) can fool the best of us but I ignored the red flags, so this is on me.  "Kathy" is a 32 yr. old dog groomer who moved into my 1864 walk-up in early March.  Her first month's ...

There was recently a debate on this site about the licensing requirements to take pictures of a house in return for compensation. In that thread, I had a little rant about the creeping role of the licensing into all ...

Earlier this summer, my wife and I bought an older city town home that we renovated lightly (updated bathroom and kitchen), within a reasonable budget. We ran into a 2 month setback with our first contractor and decid...

One of my 90 day goals is to make 50 cold calls and write 40 letters to multifamily owners weekly. I’ve realized that I desperately need a structure in place to ensure consistent follow up and organization. Is there ...