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Shaun Ortiz Why My Bird Dog Journey Failed
16 September 2025 | 0 replies
The complexity and lack of control just aren't worth the tiny fee you might get.If you are committed to the initial hustle of finding deals, you have two better options:Go All In on Wholesaling: Control the whole process, secure the contract, and get paid for your work.Focus on D2D (Door-to-Door): If you want to bird dog, do it intensely in a local market, build relationships face-to-face, and generate instant value for a trusted, local investor.I wasted months trying to do a hybrid model that gave me all the work and none of the reward.
Austin Fowler If you had $10M, how would you invest it?
16 September 2025 | 69 replies
You can start with your own kids or siblings, raise tiny amounts of money.
Account Closed Out-of-State Investors: What Would You Change If You Started Over?
12 September 2025 | 22 replies
For me it's quality over quantity now. 
Jaxon Ludtke Did I Get a Good or Bad Deal?
15 September 2025 | 15 replies
🎉$30 negative cash flow is tiny, and with built-in equity and 8% historical appreciation, it looks solid.
Sonja Micocci Construction Loan with higher DTI
12 September 2025 | 2 replies
Maybe a few "tiny homes with a community garden?"
Victor N. Best Quickbooks ( Desktop Vs Online) for Landlords?
11 September 2025 | 12 replies
Available Quantity in InventoryCustomer SnapshotConvert estimate to a purchase order or sales orderAdvanced Excel export that can update existing exported reportsIndustry specific reporting (lots and lots of industry specific reports here)Inventory assembly items, Bills of Material, the ability to build assembliesInventory CenterLead CenterFixed Asset ManagerMileage trackingMultiple currenciesMultiple ship to addresses for VendorsOne click transactions (pay bill from bill, create credit memo from invoice, etc.)Price LevelsProgress Invoicing/billingReceive partially against a purchase orderReport FavoritesReport – collapse rowsShare report templates with Intuit communityInventory – reorder/rebuild pointsShipping ManagerSales OrdersSales Order Fulfillment WorksheetTransaction History PanelUnits of MeasureOne interesting difference is the ability to give someone a copy of a file that they can look at (like an audit) that isn’t your real copy.
Xina Rim What should I do with my residential lot?
9 September 2025 | 2 replies
Construct small cabins, tiny houses, or even a single-family home to rent out on a short-term basis via platforms like VRBO or as a long-term rental.
Austin Fowler Is anyone still expanding the portfolio of STRs?
14 September 2025 | 50 replies
My best-performing client's tiny A-frame west of Colorado Springs has been visited by numerous influencers wanting those cool videos and posts.
Joseph Alanis “Homestead” Small Development in CenTX
6 September 2025 | 4 replies
Prefab cabins or tiny homes on small lots can definitely appeal to homesteaders and self-sufficient buyers, especially if you include basic solar, garden beds, and fencing.Biggest hurdles I’d watch for are financing (banks can be picky with tiny homes), permitting, and appraisal values; sometimes comps lag behind your asking price.
Henry Clark Self Storage- Will they come? Market size?
10 September 2025 | 32 replies
Any smallerunits just make them equivalents of a 10 x15. 3 5 x 10's= 1unitAlthoughI am counting them all as the same, the reason, I say count by sizeis for when you build.Nowlets calculate "Demand":Numberof units needed (Step 1) minus Number of units existing (Step 2) =Quantity to build.Town1:500- 400 = 100Town2:300- 100 = 200Town3:andso on.Thiswill help you pick which town you have the greatest potential forsuccess.