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Terrell Sapp Passed RE EXAM !!!!!! NEXT STEP IS....
27 March 2016 | 60 replies
Go immediately and start working at a specialist brokerage that only does apartments.
Desiree Claudio Studying for my real estate license
27 March 2016 | 23 replies
You can work as a listing agent ( officially called a selling agent), represent buyers ( buyers agent), work with corporate transfers only, (corporate relocation specialist), work in commercial (adding tenants to large commercial sites), work with land developers/residential home builders selling homes for them exclusively on site, etc.
Stacy Edwards STR On-Call Rates for Local Backup Person
28 April 2022 | 7 replies
Anything late-night was either something that could wait until morning and the guest understood that, or something major enough it required a specialist (HVAC repair, plumber, etc) which I can call just as easily here in Utah as I could if I were standing in the house.Now if you were charging $300/mo and were interacting directly with guests and fixing small items (towel rack fell off the wall, etc) then that would be more enticing.
Adam Zach How Many RE Investors are Engineers?
28 April 2022 | 684 replies
Breakdown of my investor clients by their professions (this is roughly from memory)1) Doctors / medical profession2) Sales (technology and payment processing two big ones)3) Software engineers4) General engineers (have quite a few clients in this space....mechanical, electrical, even one optical specialist)5) Everything else - I love talking to people and learning the interesting ways they make money. 
Melanie Stephens Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
28 January 2022 | 134 replies
We've always done full inspections and depending on the age of the roof and HVAC sometimes had a specialist come out and check out those specifically.
Account Closed How soon is too soon to fire your property manager?
19 May 2017 | 24 replies
They're not collecting a fee on a vacant unit or do you have a clause like this:Service Fees: Each time Broker arranges for the Property to be repaired, maintained, redecorated, oraltered as permitted by this agreement, Owner will pay Broker a service fee equal to: (Check one boxonly.)(1) % of the total cost of each repair, maintenance, alteration, or redecoration.(2)The service fees under this Paragraph 12E are earned at the time the repair, maintenance, redecoration, or alteration is made and are payable upon Owner's receipt of Broker's invoiceIf they are making money off the repair or each time they are meeting someone there to give estimates, then yes I would expect them to work harder and faster.  
Kalim Kalla what do you hate about wholesalers?
25 October 2021 | 48 replies
This creates a pool of uneducated "acquisitions specialists" out there who know little about their market and are just there to farm for the head person who makes either a big chunk of the assignment fee or a montly fee for "services" off of these people, usually both.Wholesalers are a critical part of the ecosystem. 
Femi Ibrahim How New Western Acquisitions Made Me Lose my Life Savings ($70k)
13 August 2024 | 97 replies
If you want a comprehensive mold test for areas with water damage history (not including remediation), or if there's been an internal leak, it's a little extra or $500 from another licensed mold specialist.
Mindy Jensen How Much Do You Have In Reserves?
20 February 2023 | 147 replies
As a trained and licensed financial specialist, we always recommend 3-6 months of income replacement.
Willis Seng Estimating renovation costs
30 December 2008 | 32 replies
some people believe that its not worth their time, they hire for everything, others the opposite.....Here is my view.If you need a license or really specialist skills you just have to hire it out.