Roger Pokorny
Personal Information on a Lease Application
19 February 2016 | 15 replies
Every time an applicant hands you a check (or you write a check), the bank account information in regards to account number and routing number is right there at the bottom of the check.I don't need to know credit card numbers but even if an applicant doesn't want to tell me their bank account name/number the first check I get from them I enter this information into their folder just in case I might find myself filing for a bank garnishment on them sometime in the future.Gail
James Canavan
Cap rate
22 February 2016 | 13 replies
Cap rate is based off of the current income the property will produce.
D.Y. Lee
New investor member from Allen, Texas
3 November 2016 | 10 replies
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Mary Gallagher
Newbie from Plano TX, travels to Maryland, DC & Buffalo NY
23 February 2016 | 10 replies
Real Estate Rewind Starting overhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-bookGood Luck Paul
Amanda Elsberry
Why would a seller not accept bank borrowed money
22 February 2016 | 12 replies
I do not see the bank loaning you the money without a security interest being filed on the property (mortgage).
Nicholas Lohr
Which factors into DTI? What I make or what my LLC makes?
20 February 2016 | 4 replies
I wouldn't even bother asking you for paystubs, because we aren't going to consider what you claim you make ($1.2/month), nor are we going to consider your stated YTD earnings (unless it indicates declining income).Ballpark, so as not to bore you with too much minutiae: We're going to look at what you told the IRS you made when you filed your taxes, and do a 2 year average (1 yr if most recent year shows declining income).
Brendan Lawrence
Noob Here - Brendan from outside DC
23 February 2016 | 4 replies
Having your license can actually be a hinderance to getting a great deal on a property, because if you get too good of a deal, down the road at some point the person who sold the property to you can file a complaint with the real estate commission and claim they were taken advantage of.
Nina V.
Section 8-First time landlord and already in trouble! Please help
29 March 2016 | 61 replies
She filed a complaint against us to the department of human rights saying we discriminated against her and believe the section 8 program is a scheme.
Joshua Peterson
Newbie from Fort Myers, Florida
24 February 2016 | 8 replies
As far as property taxes you definitely earn a partial exemption BUT the deadline to file for this year is March 1 so don't mess around.
Allen Mock
Is it a waste of time talking to others about investments?
12 March 2016 | 45 replies
Have you ever been to a grocery store that had a "Produce" section?