All Forum Posts by: Sergio Altomare

@John Matthews@Eleena de Lisser

Hi folks, please see my message with a link to the event page.

Hope you can make it.

The event is set! See the events forum for information and the registration link.

Greetings Philadelphia BP members,

Thank you for your interest in joining fellow real estate colleagues in the first Philadelphia BP Networking event! At least that I know of... I worked with my good friend and head chef at the venue below to reserve some tables, space and specials for the event.  Date: Saturday, April 4th, 2015
Time: 6PM
Location: Revolution House
www.revolutionhouse.com
200 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19106 The event will include happy hour specials for the duration of our time there which include half priced select (starred) draft beers, $3 select bottled beers, $5 house red and white wine, $5 single well mixers, and a $5 featured cocktail. They also have half off margherita pizzas for food, with some additional appetizers courtesy of the chef. I'd like to maintain a head count, so please us this form to register.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philadelphia-biggerpockets-network-event-tickets-16351682322

Thanks in advance for coming out and connecting! See you there. Sergio & Corinn of Hearthfire Holdings

@Garrett M.

Hi Garrett, no I haven't forgotten about this. I'mwwaiting to hear back on two different places. If I find neither can accommodate us then I'll ask for you your and the others help. Thanks for the offer!

@Garrett M.

@Ryan Swanu yep, Google drive has a desktop client that integrates with windows explorer the same way - it's actually the primary way I use it. The biggest difference between Google and other file sync services is the tight integration across Google apps, especially on mobile. Storage costs are also shared across email, G+, Drive, etc too. 

yeah, I hear you. It's why we started out with buildium. I quickly found out that it was taking more time than I wanted to spend on backend admin, so we bit the bullet and went all in. It's a tax write off, but having the tenant management, rent payment and vendor payments really makes it worth it. I wanted to not have to wait till I got too big to implement something like that, so doing it when we were small helped work out the kinks. There certainly is a learning curve, so don't wait too long if you're go add a service like that to your operation. 

@Account Closed We have just about hit $200 a month with PW. The issue with their pricing model is the a la carte approach to modules. We have the base module, inspections, web site, esignature and epayments. All in all, they have slowly been getting more out of us, but it's been worth the efficiency.

@Account Closed Caution on using weight to equate to dog breeds as it wont hold up in a court of law ;-) You should have breeds explicitly mentioned in your pet policy. And while I am not as knowledgeable about dogs, I do know that the smaller ones can be even more problematic for larger ones, hence why we allow any size and just charge accordingly.

I guess I can understand noise being an issue in many areas, but it's not a major concern for folks wanting to live in the heart of a big city...they are more concerned with space size, central HVAC, nice kitchens and baths, etc. :-)

@Account Closed Ahh, good'ol SugarSync! I used to be a heavy user (might still have an account actually), but migrated to Google Docs because of the more extensive integration across Google Apps. It has all of the sync features of SugarSync, but much tighter integration between desktop and Android. 

One thing I forgot to mention in my rationale for much of my structure is to provide seamless access to everything between me and my partner. I.e. when you call our "office" number Google Voice rings both of our phones. We have a shared Gmail account for the business and can send email from any of our aliases, manage one contact list, etc. It gives the appearance that we are a large organization, meanwhile enabling us to be completely transparent in working together.

@Brian Woods Here's a link to their marketing of it, branded as eSignature

http://www.propertyware.com/electronic-signature/