I ammessaging here because the Bookstore tech support has been a complete waste of time.After many emails back and forth, numerous times, numerous days and weeks, with supportgiving me the same canned responses, I eventually gave up and asked for them tocancel my account and refund my money and they just ignored me.

None of this is particularly exciting and all of it requires time and upfront cost, but the downstream cost of ignoring these issues is almost always far greater and the ROI is always understated.Those who are proactive rather than reactionary in the way they run their real estate business reduce liability exposure, secure the best and most affordable insurance coverage, obtain the most competitive banking terms, have lower vacancy rates and become the preferred client for top contractors and service providers in their market.

It does get challenging because most people like to stop working between the holidays. it is a great time to look for deals and make offers because nobody else is offering between the holidays and you might be able to snag a seller that is being ignored by everyone else.

We completely ignore agents that have a marketing strategy of posting pics in short skirts and low-cut tops.

They ignore agents who reach out and put almost no effort in as they make very little money, you end up with agents just not showing it when they cant get an appointment confirmed or the clients questions answered properly in advance.

.- Ignore income = 3x rent and use Debt-To-Income, include any auto loan and credit card payments.

If you’re not satisfied with what you’re doing, who you’re doing it with, or why you’re doing it, that’s information — not something to ignore.

Ignorance is bliss, I suppose.I wrote about this previously:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1154201-somet...  

Expenses are deferred, reserves are ignored, vacancy is underestimated, and labor is treated as free.

This treatment is the same whether the property is owned personally or through a single member LLC, which is ignored for federal tax reporting.