Can I just use a regular email address for my business?

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Can I use a regular email address for my business LLC?

Michael Smythe · Answer

How big do you plan on growing?

You may have to balance spending money on things today that you may not really need until later - but, they may cost a LOT more to change later.

Simon Ashbaugh · Answer

You can use a regular email address for your LLC, but it may appear less professional. Investing in a custom domain email address can enhance your business's image and security, though it does involve some expense.

Chris Seveney · Answer

@Aaron Maxwell

What is your business?

My recommendation is do not use your personal email. Get a business email it looks a lot more professional and if reaching out to someone they will take it a lot more serious

As a business owner if I get a cold email and it’s gmail, hotmail, yahoo etc i typically do not even read it and send it to junk.

If you want to run a business, then run it like a business, if you want to do it as a hobby then that’s ok too and use your personal email

Alex Breshears · Answer

You can - but honestly it is extremely inexpensive to have your own email address at your own domain. For example Hover allows you to buy a domain for around $15 a year and a small mailbox for $20 a year. That’s $35 a YEAR to have your own email address with a URL that is for your company.  You don’t have to build a website for that to work either. It looks much more polished and it’s very inexpensive.

Glen Wiley · Answer

Yes, many people do. It looks more professional to have your own domain name but I have never chosen to not do business with someone using their personal email to conduct business.

Aaron Maxwell · Answer

@Alex Breshears what about for direct mail can I use my home address and my regular cell phone number or should I get a Google number?

Aaron Maxwell · Answer

@Chris Seveney got it

Aaron Maxwell · Answer

@Alex Breshears thanks what's a small mail box?

Martin Neumann · Answer

What I have seen so far as another newb who is probably not much further than 5 minutes ahead of you in the REI journey:

It will not matter during the acquisition process (unless you are finding your own off market deals).

CONS:

-Not great to deal with tenants because of privacy reasons.

-Not great to deal with contractors (they will take you less seriously, and privacy too).

So the short answer is maybe at the beginning, but not a good idea for MOST after acquisition. And it is only like 20 bucks/year like others mentioned so unless you plan on being locked in analysis paralysis for a year you will not even save that much...

YES if you are buying turn key and plan on using property manager for everything.

Can I just use a regular email address for my business?

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