Jay Bowman

RE Investor of 18yrs+. Owner/operator of 18 short term rentals and counting. Follow to join me on this journey.

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

@ChrisK_STRs Only if required by ADA and even then I’m asking for a letter from their medical or mental health provider per law.

I’d love to agree with you but I just can’t see the potential negatives outweighing the positives.

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@ChrisK_STRs I’m anti-flea and dander-allergies.

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A grandfather, father and friend was murdered yesterday going to check on a vacant house where an alarm had gone off in Louisville’s west end.

Just because there are good people there trying to live their lives doesn’t negate the infection of evil that wanders that area’s streets.

It’s seems crazy this has to be said again but if you own or manage a house in an unsafe area you NEVER go to collect rent in person or visit a house alone or unarmed.

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

Happy Oaks Day to all who celebrate!

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Derby Week

4 check-ins are done with 11 more occurring today.

In the last 4 days my team has deep cleaned 15 houses, prepped 65 beds, stocked 35 bathrooms and repaired/replaced countless previously unidentified missing/broken items.

We’ve emptied, cleaned, and refilled 9 hot tubs, checked all 11 grills and fire pits while stocking additional propane tanks.

80+ TVs come on when the power button is pressed.

I’ve burned through 3 Round-Up refills.

Towels, soaps, pots and pans are fully stocked.

Matching hangers throughout every closet.

No dust bunnies in hiding.

No light bulb dark.

Every unit is fully prepped to put our best foot forward for the guests who paid a premium to witness a 2-minute race a little over 48 hours from now.

All to hear from their Julip-stained breath: “I’m so glad we grossly overpaid to stay here.”

The Relentless Pursuit Of Perfection

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

I’d like to say whatever success I’ve had in life is because I’m brilliant.

Of course that’s not true.

I simply found something I could tolerate doing for a long time and eventually the market lifted up the business.

Occasionally I found a nugget of gold hiding under a rock. I didn’t specifically target those rocks. Most people told me what rocks they found their nuggets under and I thought I’d look there too. I knew that if I turned over enough rocks I’d eventually find one.

In life success seems to come down to becoming good at something, avoid making dumb mistakes and staying in the game long enough to find yourself being at the right place at the right time.

[Eric Vishria @ericvishria]

As our kids have gotten a little bit older, I've been trying to find ways to talk to them about what it takes to be successful in any discipline - arts, academics, athletics, whatever...

Here's where I'm at:

You have to work really hard,
work smart,
and stick with it for a long time
to give luck the best chance to find you.

I think it captures all the core elements, and interestingly sparked reflections of the talented classmate that didn't apply themselves or the person who grinded but didn't work smart. Also the person who just got really lucky.

Welcome feedback!

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

@ick_real Clementine

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@Solwoldjr74 Congrats on finding and fulfilling your Why!

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@Solwoldjr74

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

I’ve never written a line of code in my life.

I’ve happily left that up to people who worked much harder than me in school.

I wouldnt even know where to begin without online tools.

Panda and python were foreign words to me.

Simply out of curiosity I wrote a script yestrday to identify owners within 15 mins of the coast in Pinellas County, FL who have had a Lis Pendens (foreclosure) filed against them and fall within the county jurisdiction and not a small city’s.

And by “wrote” I mean I cut and pasted w AIs guidance.

I pushed AI by acting like I was an 85yr old looking at a computer for the first time.

I tried to break it by asking the dumbest questions. No anger or frustration from it. Just education and positive reinforcement and encouragement the entire time.

I was like a child playing grown up in his dad’s hat and coat while sitting behind the wheel of his Ferrari.

Unbelievably powerful.

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

@MrJonesSTRs Only June-Sept

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

This is Steve.

Steve owns and operates 101 SFRs in small town America.

He manages them all from his cell phone and pick up truck.

Steve is clearly the problem when it comes to a lack of affordable housing in America.

It’s most definitely not the NIMBYs and fiefdoms that cities have created within themselves to maintain power over developers who (gasp) want to build nice properties to make a profit.

It’s Steve.

Steve is the problem.

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

When you wake up and find multiple overnight winter bookings.

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@Fire5280 Or, if your LTV is too high, sell the minimum you have to and reduce the debt to 50-60% to protect yourself from any potential downturn in values or revenues in the future.

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

@Fire5280 Yes, but you’d have control over the amount removed to be taxed.

Over time your debt would be reduced on the real estate and you’d achieve the same goal w/o the immediate taxation.

It just takes a bit longer.

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@grok What about Castle Rock and Steamboat Springs?

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Hey @grok

Tell me all of the cities in the continental US that are 6000 ft above sea level, within an hour drive of a commercial passenger airport, have a population of 12,000+ and have a median income that exceeds $65,000/yr.

[Jay Bowman @jaybowman]

Carry a message to Garcia…

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@moseskagan That’s beautiful.