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Chris Jackson Where should a Note investor be watching?
26 February 2017 | 16 replies
As I'm investigating more... it appears that all of Dayton OH has high crime and sex offenders galore! 
Caleb Whitney "Preparing" for the BPO agent (ATTN: Negotiators)
7 February 2010 | 11 replies
Pull police reports, sex offenders lists, etc.Not every property will need all of these documents, and if you can, I would suggest more than the normal three comps most people recommend, as long as they are all on the low side.
Sabrina Hill How to Start Wholesaling
7 August 2016 | 15 replies
I wanted to make a U-Turn to get the address to do some research but I was in a hurry to get somewhere.
John Zent [Philadelphia] Sell or Continue Renting Rental Property?
21 February 2019 | 5 replies
If the property cash flows, meets your needs, and is helping you do what you want to do, then au salute.If you'd like some help putting the numbers down, feel free to reach out.
Linda A Hawkins Testing Perspective Tenants / Covid
4 August 2021 | 29 replies
Which includes: criminal, credit, prior eviction (wouldn't help now with Covid,) plus checking their sex offender status and social media.You would think that those screenings are enough, I know I did.
Briannan Burns Can I Assign a Creative Finance Deal?
7 September 2022 | 11 replies
Au contraire mon ami, you will be seen as extremely competent and resourceful and you would build quite the reputation among otherwise incompetent wholesalers (Wholesalers chill...
Tom R. Whats you're credit score drop off for potential renters?
25 September 2017 | 38 replies
I do care about:Work history - I call the employer to verify income and tenure of employmentincome 3x rent.evictionscriminal - big offenses - sex offender, robbery, etc.  
Michael Greenberg Would you buy an STR house accross the street from a school?
1 November 2017 | 7 replies
My second thought was how much I would hate to be across from a school if I were renting it - the noise level and the periods of high traffic in the area would be downsides I'd be sure to mention in a review.My advice would be: if you want to move forward with it, look into the local laws re: convicted sex offenders to make sure you can conform to them, and prominently disclose in your listing that you're across from a school.  
Matt Shields Seattle Bans Landlords from Running Criminal Background Checks
19 August 2017 | 3 replies
You run the criminal background check to confirm if a applicant is a sex offender.Bottom line is you still have the ability to reject any applicant you choose for personal reasons even if it is their appearance, attitude smell etc.
Riky Hidajat How to Start Property Investment with Little Money and No Regular Income
25 June 2014 | 15 replies
@Riky HidajatI would find a RE Association and learn about superannuations (IRAs in AU) and how to help those folks make a better rate of return.See http://spionline.com.au/blog/latest-blogs/11553--b...