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Jaime Zarate Section 8 real estate
16 February 2026 | 4 replies
It means you rent to a tenant who has a voucher through their local housing authority.It is important to note that it is not automatic or guaranteed.
Derrick Kelley ISO Property Management Software
6 February 2026 | 10 replies
One clarification that may help frame the answers you get: when most PMs say “integrated cash payments,” what they really mean is retail cash payments that automatically reconcile into the tenant ledger without staff touching cash.In practice, that usually means a PMS that already sits inside a rail like PayNearMe or CheckFreePay, generates the payment reference/barcode, and posts the payment automatically once confirmed.Very few platforms do this without also acting as the payment handler of record (which is why pricing tends to creep up over time).
Steve Tse Email Campaign Compliance
13 February 2026 | 8 replies
Second, include a visible unsubscribe link that actually works and honor opt-outs within 10 business days (most platforms do this automatically).
Raimund Bronold Rent Income Data
8 February 2026 | 4 replies
You can do this manually on Zillow, or mostly automatically using free tools like RentJudge.
Mazen Daiban Insurance Spikes & DSCR: Are any lenders mandating "Risk Tech" yet?
1 February 2026 | 3 replies
We found a lot of owners couldn't make the math work on valves ($600+/unit), so we focused on just the "Alerts" (Sensors only) to drop the cost to ~$230.Curious if you think the automatic shutoff is a "must-have" or if a fast alert to the maintenance team is good enough? 
Derek Johnson Stocks - $$$ Game?
17 February 2026 | 6 replies
Consider a percentage of your portfolio automatically invested in a low cost total stock market index fund as a set it and forget it strategy for long term growth. 
Scott Esmail Best way to track tenant renters insurance at scale? (AppFolio)
5 February 2026 | 6 replies
Also, there is a nice feature now where you can opt tenants into "liability-only" coverage (offered by a Buildium-affiliated company) and automatically bill them back monthly.
Rob Schwartz How Are You Handling Tenant Screening?
16 February 2026 | 20 replies
Calculates the deposit average automatically and flags if the balance on their PDF doesn't match the actual bank balance.
Nicholas Mozg 1031 exchange or keep
15 February 2026 | 6 replies
That’s not automatically wrong, but it’s not trivial either.Selling with ~$130k–$160k of equity gives you flexibility, but a 1031 only makes sense if the replacement deal is clearly better on a risk-adjusted basis, not just “same cash flow, bigger property.”Bigger properties often trade some simplicity for scale.
Ken M. Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
2 February 2026 | 3 replies
My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.