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Jonathan Greene The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Investors Are Making Here In The Forums
19 August 2024 | 244 replies
And there should never be a time when any kind of BULLYING is brushed off as "light." 
Account Closed Niche short-term rental, will it work?
7 December 2016 | 14 replies
Total $34,725 Living Room Sectional $2,000 Coffee table $500 Bookshelf $200 Decor $500 TV $1,700 PS4 $360 TV Mount $100 Rug $1,000 2 lamps $80 Game room Pool table $650 Chairs $200 Dart board + wall protector $200 Decor $100 4 cues $100 Billiard balls $25 Cue holder $100 Lamp $50 Bedroom Furniture set $800 Desk + chair $300 TV (60in) $500 TV Mount $50 Mattress (Casper) $850 Sheets $60.00 Pillows $50.00 PS4 $360.00 Desk lamp $40.00 Comforter set $100.00 Closet hangers $10.00 Laundry hamper $15.00 5x bedrooms total $15,675 (note: furnish 6th bedroom later) Kitchen Pots/pans $150 Knives $60 Silverware $80 Cups $80 Corelle service for 4 X 4 $120 Cutting board $20 30pc utensil set $20 Hotpads $20 Toaster $20 Keurig $150 Coffee mugs $25 Paper towel holder $15 Grill utensils $20 Wine glasses $20 Dish towels $20 Tash can $50 Mixing bowels $30 Bathrooms (x4) Towel sets x 10 (4 bath, 4 hand, 4 wash / rm) $450 Trash cans $60 Soap dispensers $60 1 toilet plunger $15 Toilet brushes $40 Blow dryers (x3, not in guest bath) $60 Shower curtains/rods (x3) $160 Outdoors Furniture set (later) $1000.00 Table & chairs $1,000 Charcoal grill $120 Chiminea (later) $200.00 Dinning Table & chairs $2,000 Office (convert to gym later) Foosball table $425 Rug $300 Gym (later) Concept2 $950 Bench $200 Rack $600 Bar $100 800lbs plates $400 Mats $300 Bowflex dumbells $260 Family/TV room Theater seating for 3 or 4 $2,000 PS4 $360 70in TV $1,700 TV mount $100 Cleaning closet Cleaners $50 Broom $15 mop $15 Vacuum $200 LAUNDRY Washing machine $600 Dryer $500 Ironing board $25 Iron $30
Shanae Williams What keeps you motivated and focused?
8 September 2018 | 106 replies
Thank you so much Don't waste time writing notes sticking them everywhere so you don't forget.If your why's are as haunting as mine you are not going to forget even if you tried.There is a HUGE leap between getting motivated/inspired, ... and "if I don't step up, my life now will become the inevitable unchanging reality" (think of the voice of agent Smith from the matrix).Many people are like neo oblivious to life's routine..Consider this..You wake up at 6 amYou brush your teethTake a showerGet dressedIf you are lucky you have time for a quick breakfast but most likely you eat something on the way to workYou are driving to work for 1 hour in horrible trafficYou work for 8 hours if luckyAfter work you drive home ... this time for 1.5 hours as traffic is ridiculousYou get home and you make foodYou are exhaustedYou are tired crappy moodTake care of the kidsYou eatYou have a little time to unwind and watch tv for an hourYou turn off tv and get ready for the next day.Get your clothes togetherDo your choresGet ready for bedSleep for 5 maybe six hoursWake up and you repeat the previous day's routine.This goes on 5 times a day.
Jordan Lowe STR in the Gulf. advice needed.
6 April 2024 | 19 replies
Right, the list of things to maintain and/or replace is never ending; rugs, AC filters, light bulbs, water filter in fridge, detector batteries, pest control, coffee maker, stove eyes and pans, silverware, bowls, glasses, sofa cushions, pillows, blinds, brooms, mops, vacuum, brushes, shower curtains, bath mats, beach towels. 
Frank Patalano So what's holding you back?
19 August 2024 | 3705 replies
Or you could be brushing up on your skills. 
Billy Knox Why use a Real Estate Agent?
20 September 2024 | 73 replies
Sometimes people just get too busy and know that they can't brush up on all this stuff since most will only do a few transactions their entire life. 
Omer Ashkenazi multifamilies door lock systerm?
21 September 2019 | 40 replies
I had read about this happening before and had brushed these stories off, and then it happened to me. 
Wade Alderson What Do I do If I Inherit a large sum?
8 March 2018 | 98 replies
Go pay someone to model out various scenarios so you can make an informed decision instead of going off broad brush statements and assumptions.
Huiping S. Can you accept this cleaning?
10 May 2024 | 13 replies
(Works better than expensive Scrub brushes.3.
Jeff Sims What kind of car do you drive?
22 July 2021 | 499 replies
It'd be nice to have something that I can get a pallet dropped into or haul some trash/brush without running and picking up a trailer.