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Tejas Hegde Wholesale Advice Marketing + Mentorship
4 June 2025 | 3 replies
It has skip tracing, property search, CRM and Automations that you can intergrade.
Sid Verma Managing Out of State Rental Unit on Your Own
25 June 2025 | 23 replies
Implement an online system for rent collection and maintenance requests, use a realtor for vacancies, and know a local handyman.
Debra Lyon Converting a LTR to a STR. Our 1st STR. Orange Texas
27 May 2025 | 5 replies
Use automation tools like Hospitable or PriceLabs to streamline bookings and guest communication.
Steve K. Putting $1M into Crypto
11 July 2025 | 200 replies
All it requires is one with hardware access and the desire to implement it for such. 
Dawn Skinner Just Getting Started...
2 June 2025 | 2 replies
Nowadays, you can automate most of that, so it can be a great experience.
Collin Hays Mid-year state of the union for my homeowner clients
11 June 2025 | 9 replies
So, I implemented a more rigorous inspection plan.
Charles Lundquist Rent-by-the-Room or Crashpad Near Newark Airport — Feasible? Workarounds? Cash Flow?
3 June 2025 | 1 reply
3️⃣ Management Model:Ideally I'd furnish the units, rent by the room, month-to-month or flexible leases.Tenants would mostly be airline crew who rotate in/out, but I'd also consider travel nurses or corporate crashpad style if needed.Property would be owner-occupied for FHA loan purposes to start.4️⃣ Cash Flow:Assuming a 4-unit at ~$700K purchase:Traditional rent: ~$6,000/month (mix of 1-3BR units)Rent-by-room / crashpad model: Could bump gross rents to ~$8K–$10K/month if fully optimized.After mortgage, taxes, insurance, and utilities — possibly $2K–$3K/month in cash flow, with higher upside if turnover stays low.5️⃣ How to Get It Done:FHA 3.5% down to start.Conservative underwriting to ensure property works as a traditional rental first.Build out one unit as a crashpad while keeping others as standard rentals to test demand.Use fully furnished, automated systems (code locks, turnover cleaning, etc).Would love advice from:Anyone running crashpads in NJInvestors near EWR or other major airportsLandlords with experience navigating NJ’s DCA rulesCreative legal/operational workaroundsAm I thinking about this correctly?
Amy Jones Vacation Rental Agreement Questions
3 June 2025 | 13 replies
I used Zapier to automate the whole process.Since then I moved from Guesty for Hosts to Hostaway and they have this functionality built in.
John B. Secure file sharing and sensitive data protection?
4 June 2025 | 4 replies
If youre using a dedicated origination platform like Baseline, TMO, Mortgage Automator, etc, then I believe they have add-ons for this.
Raul Pedrozo Tenant not responding
12 June 2025 | 28 replies
We have implemented credit and debit cards so tenants can pay with ACH (bank accounts) and credit/debit cards.