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Aubrey Kincaid Marketing to Sellers
11 December 2020 | 1 reply
Hi @Aubrey Kincaid, this time of year you can’t beat a thoughtful gift with a letter stating your intentions (hand-delivered if relevant, mailed if not).  
Philip Gephardt Under Contract to sell properties - will have $500k need advice
25 December 2020 | 14 replies
Who are your favorite agents you've ever worked with?
Alex Uman Opinions on investing in REITs
14 December 2020 | 0 replies
What are some of your favorite REITs to invest in right now?
Lloyd Segal Economic Update (Monday, December 14, 2020)
15 December 2020 | 2 replies
In previous years, the Thanksgiving holiday also represented a bonanza for eateries and gift shops inside airport terminals, as well as car rentals, rideshare and taxi services.
Jarrod Covey Key Economic Indicators Around Austin
14 December 2020 | 1 reply
Come April, that same industry employed 728,000 people dropping 60% month-to-month.(4)The following month you saw a positive 13.8% month-to-month gain in employment, or 866,600 now employed Hospitality & Leisure employees. (4)But, despite these signs of a comeback we will finish 2020 with a higher than healthy unemployment rate, and a partially opened and struggling service industry.Predictions on when we will back to normal hinge on the vaccine availability and how quickly people get vaccinated.Final ThoughtsAfter reviewing this information it’s easy to see how much the Hospitality & Leisure industry needs help, and supporting them through gift cards or donations will help prop them up until we can officially re-open everything.Speculations on how long until full recovery are modest for Texas — two to three quarters — while the rest of the U.S. could be seeing at least three years of down economic times. (2)ReferencesDallas Fed; “Your Texas Economy” — https://www.dallasfed.org/-/media/Documents/research/econdata/texaseconomy.pdfMark Sprague, State Director of Information Capital presentation — available on requestPWC & ULI: “Emerging Trends in Real Estate” — https://ulidigitalmarketing.blob.core.windows.net/emergingtrendspdfs/ET2020FallMeeting.pdfDallas Fed: Leisure & Hospitality — https://www.dallasfed.org/research/econdata/ausleiha.aspxDallas Fed: Texas Employment — https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.tx.htmElise Gould: Quote — https://www.fastcompany.com/90549147/forget-u-or-v-or-w-we-may-be-headed-toward-a-k-shaped-recovery
Charles Carey What do you look for in a property manager
21 December 2020 | 8 replies
Those days were not my favorite hahaThe first thing I ended up doing was hiring an admin who helped with collections, maintenance coordination, and owner communication. 
Matt Oberski Landlord + AirBnb - investment versus payoff?
19 January 2021 | 34 replies
Not the gifting of the bottle - but the fact that people are making a big deal of it.
Braima Massaquoi Charitable units how do we handle this?
15 December 2020 | 1 reply
What rights over the property would my fiancé have once the other two have been gifted
Zach Henderson Private or Hard money for odd family-purchase scenario?
15 December 2020 | 0 replies
Here are the details:- Mother owns a home in upstate South Carolina- $170k ARV- $58k mortgage balance- The remaining equity is being gifted to me- Approx. $12k in renovations necessary to make rent-ready- Work mostly done and renters expected in by Feb 1, '21 if not soonerOnce the renovations are complete, which should be done before end-of-year, I can purchase the home from my mother; however, it would behoove me to spike my credit score by paying down some personal debt (which I intend to transfer to the equity of this home upon closing) before originating the conventional mortgage on this property. 
Eric Alvarez Out of State Real Estate investing Best Tips?
15 December 2020 | 0 replies
Favorite markets in Texas for Out of State Investors?