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Griffin McKisson What to Do with Little to No Income or Credit?
18 June 2018 | 70 replies
The bigger hurdle is going to be that most (not all) lenders will want you to be an agent for 2 years and to get that on your tax returns before they’ll use that income to qualify you for the loan.Add the fact that most new agents don’t do their first commission until somewhere in the 6-12 month time frame and you’re looking at around 3-4 years from now before it all works.That’s not necessarily a deal breaker but I just want to let you know that statistically that how it goes.I know a very successful agent on BP who’s about mine and your age but he started at 18 and so when things are rolling like they are now at around age 22 for him, he’s been doing it for 4 years 
Gervon Thompson Pay off student loans or invest ?
2 May 2021 | 121 replies
@David CallThe low debt to income ratio is definitely a deal breaker, I’m just really hesitant (scared) to start over from scratch with this savings, who knows if I’m going to be priced out in the next couple of years due to appreciation and low inventory when I finally do save up enough to invest again.
Marianne Lopez-Henthorn If you could move anywhere in the US...
5 June 2020 | 137 replies
HOA fees aren't necessarily a deal breaker.
Blake LaRussa Rental Property: How old is too old?
6 April 2020 | 17 replies
BUT... is the age of the home an automatic deal breaker
Michael McDevitt Marijuana Question from a Prospective Tenant
4 September 2016 | 12 replies
Circuit Court of Appeals in S.F. banned the Justice Department from prosecuting MMJ cases if no state laws were broken.
Braxton Palmer Home in Flood Plain - Deal breaker?
13 April 2020 | 16 replies
@Braxton Palmer for me being in a flood plane is a deal breaker.
Ali Sheik To manage or not
5 September 2016 | 18 replies
They put in a new electrical box because the tenant wanted to plug in a ridiculous amount of things at the same time in the kitchen and kept tripping the breaker, to the tune of hundreds of dollars for a job that involved waiting for their buddy electrician to put in the "emergency" breaker.  
Carl Dowdy Safety message to post for tenants
27 July 2017 | 9 replies
In the event of a fire, save yourself, the house can be replaced.If there is a water leak, turn off the main water supply, located _________________________.The breaker to turn off the electricity to the house is located ___________________________.The wiring in this house is original and the outlets may not be grounded, even if they appear so.  
Brandon Stewart What do you use to pre-screen your tenants?
5 August 2017 | 8 replies
What I'd tell them is that I would be willing to look at it to give them an initial decision as to whether or not the credit report they give me would be a deal breaker - but, I'd also tell them that if it's not, then I'll be doing my own credit search through our company, and would still be checking all other references and running all other reports like eviction, criminal, etc.You could offer that as an alternative - but be sure to tell them in order to rent to them, you'll be running all checks through your company, which will be a hard hit.They'll probably screen themselves out at that point, anyway.If you're trying to figure out how to run someone's credit report without their knowledge, then as I understand it, that's against the law, and therefore, a really bad idea.
Bastian Kneuse Septic System - Deal Breaker?
8 June 2020 | 63 replies
Are septic systems a deal breaker?