If they don't know how to screen and get the horrible tenant, they apply it to all.

I was on a senate committee way back in the 80s to deal with these antiquated subdivisions and lots of record which of course many of these areas are.

Considering recent market insights, reallocating your $300K brokerage account into a multifamily property while keeping your townhouse rented could be advantageous.Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has accumulated a record amount of cash, suggesting a cautious stance due to potential market overvaluation.

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These platforms typically have billing policies where you pay a per unit fee per month to the software and you get regular updates and support each month.There are a number of low-cost platforms available that are able to offer you a lower price by passing along some of the costs to your tenants (payment processing fees, applications, tenant screening, etc).

At the end of the day we can screen our tenants all we want, but cannot control what people do.  

An experienced private money lender will want to see a track record.

It seems like location would be especially critical with pad-split (and similar systems), but I’d love to hear your thoughts on what to watch out for in terms of zoning, safety, or demand.Also, I’ve traditionally rented out units the regular way, so I’m curious how screening tenants works for you with the pad-split (and similar) model.

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No offense to realtors but how a property is set up or length of time it has been rented for has no bearing on the legality of the property records on file if they differ.