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Managing City Inspections for Rental Properties
If you asked 100 owners what their favorite thing is about real-estate investing, 0% would say managing city inspections for rental properties. As neissary as they are inconvenient, costly, and time consuming, city inspections can be a headache on many levels. From coordinating with tenants to keeping up with requirements to managing sub-contractors for each…
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How Cost Segregations Can Benefit Real Estate Investors
Cost segregations can be powerful tools for improving cash flow and profit. But for many real estate investors, the concept is downright daunting. So we invited Terry Judge to enlighten our readers. Terry is an expert in cost segregations and tax incentives, and together with Core Solutions Group, he’s on a mission to help businesses…
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Scattered Site Property Management Tips
Scattered site property management is an ongoing challenge for many residential real-estate investors. It doesn’t take long to realize that managing multiple properties across different locations can be a challenging task, to say the least. Scattered site operations require a high level of property-management sophistication that not all management companies can deliver—and that many individual…
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Behind the Scenes: The Maintenance War Room
In many of the best action movies, a high-tech, fully functional command center is imperative to the success of the mission. Full of modern equipment, efficient workspaces, highly trained professionals, and system after system dedicated to maximizing efficiency, this room functions like the brain of the operation. Without it, the mission would fail. At Epic…
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Single Vs. Multifamily Properties: How Different Are They?
If you’ve been in the property game for a while, you’ve probably toyed with the idea of scaling your business by investing in multifamily properties. The idea of having 10, 20, or more units all in one geographic location sounds like it would make for an easier investment. But the truth is, managing multifamily properties…
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Flat Rate Property Management: an Investor’s Guide
Partnering with a property-management team means a group of professionals takes care of the details of your real-estate investment, so you don’t have to. Whether you opt for percentage-based or flat-rate property management, a good service should handle But what is the right pay structure for these invaluable services? It’s an important question for every…