I have a vacancy to fill right now and seeing the same thing - lower responses than previously and prospective tenants are telling me they have lots of inventory to choose from.

Give it a day or so. I think the process is done manually. You could also try sending email to [email protected].

Hi Mike, I`m interested to know how you calculated that. Can you "show your work" for us? I think that would be helpful to see how you`re evaluating the the break even point. thx

QUOTE (RedlineBrett @ Jun 7 2010, 12:46 PM) What kinds of things did you have automated? An incomplete list: - Dusk/dawn sensors that set various mode settings (different operations in daylight vs dark) - Motion sensors @ garage/driveway, back yard, back step, front step - Motion sensors in...

I used to have a fairly extensive home automation system, with 40-50 sensors & controlled devices, security system and a custom programmable computer system operating it all. I liked it, but my wife couldn`t be bothered to use it. It was a fun hobby and I enjoyed setting up and modifying the...

What`s a "soft top"?

QUOTE (cozzafrenzy @ Jun 3 2010, 11:29 AM) How do you go about doing this? By interviewing them. Ask if they`ve shared a house before, ask about pets, work, schedules, cars, etc. Then we try to match up people that we think will get along well. It`s part of the education process for new tenants...

Main floor tenants have utilities in their name. We use the utility sharing agreement available in the downloads section to have the lower tenants pay their share - lack of payment is a breach of their lease agreement, subject to the same penalties. Never had a problem with this - but we screen...

Like others stated, wood for my own home, gas for tenants.

Thanks! When I open this spreadsheet, it says there is linked data in another document. What is the linked data?

Hi Dan, Sounds a bit like your potential partner is trying to take advantage - perhaps he perceives that you need him more than he needs you. Sure, any split you agree on is OK if you`re OK with it, but I`d be challenging him on the proposal you outline. I`d likely advise that if he`s getting...

QUOTE (ThomasBeyer @ May 31 2010, 10:17 AM) As a Canadian it is best to buy in CASH .. then add a mortgage later to get a better price ! I like this idea - make the purchase as simple as possible and have maximum negotiating power. Once you own something you can do what you like with it. (Unless...

Check out Philip McKernan`s book on this topic: http://goo.gl/3R1a

I don`t know anything about sitesell.com, but the one thing you mainly want to watch for with those types of packages or systems is if it locks you into hosting on their platform. Some things you`ll want to look into: How easy is it for you to move your content to another service if you need...

Nik, what is your long-term goal for your r.e. investment? Which type of property gets you closer to that goal?

Good job, Terry!