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Charles A. Crystal Ball 2020
17 November 2025 | 3 replies

Posted about 3 years ago · Edit Post · Revision History
Why I do not invest in Real Estate syndications.
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Charles A. Rental Property Investor from Jacksonville, FL

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Why I sold Cleveland.

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Rosie Geller Security cameras on flip property
17 November 2025 | 7 replies
@Rosie Geller let me start of by saying I was in IT including live broadcasting of International tennis tournaments, so I have experience in security and security cameras.The problem with using security cameras are:- the resolution at night usually isn’t good enough to make identification unless you buy REALLY good cameras which will cost more then the AC unit you lost.- even if you get an alert, the response time of police isn’t fast enough and your equipment is long gone.
Honey Beans Closing on my 1st STR!! Eek!!
8 November 2025 | 26 replies
Located in Sunriver, Oregon; 2bed, 2bath condo; 19 mile to Mt Bachy; the resort is on the Deschutes River, has over 40 miles of paved bike trails; horses, marina, lazy river pool with slides; tennis, pickleball and a village shopping/restaurants (across street from condo).
Josh Ball Software for property management/apartment building
21 November 2025 | 6 replies
@Josh Ball If you're using your own money, Buildium or AppFolio should suffice. 
Erik Estrada How is Kiavi still in business?
20 November 2025 | 8 replies
Quote from @Erik Estrada: Quote from @Jason Wray: Erik,I am not sure and would never talk in a bad way about any business unless I used them but in the last 8 months I have had several customers reach out to fix what they could not accomplish on really basic overlay issues.I have been seeing a lot of these other AI type LOS type companies drop the ball during the electronic Approve U style 1003/1008 deals that lack typical DU/LP findings.Back in the day we would target this type of company data to reach out and either help on the 6-12 month refinance or the aged leads.   
Don Konipol Are These Real Estate Investors?
16 November 2025 | 17 replies
So what we did was we’d direct Lo Ball Ho to a property that was over priced where we wanted to “shock” the seller into (hopefully) getting a grip on reality.
Mak K. Commercial Warehouse - 5000 SF- Cost- Development cost
21 November 2025 | 2 replies
Trying to get a ball park figure.
William Kwong AIRBNB Asbury Park Minimum Stays
13 November 2025 | 5 replies
Quote from @Josh Ball: Your best bet is to check local Facebook groups to find out the local strategies for market specific things.
Margot Ragosta Cost for cleaners per turnover?
21 November 2025 | 7 replies
Quote from @Josh Ball: Rough budget number I've heard is $50/bedroom although situational based on vendor, living sf, area, etc.Best bet is to join your local Facebook group & ask other hosts in the area or call a few vendors & get some bids.
Sangwon L. Buying and getting a STR permit in unincorporated areas of Anaheim
15 November 2025 | 3 replies
A simple call should probably get the ball rolling.