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Craig Bowman New to realestate investing
28 October 2024 | 9 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Jenni Utz The Importance of Property Management in Real Estate Investing
28 October 2024 | 7 replies
This includes everything from tenant screening, rent collection, and maintenance to managing budgets, ensuring legal compliance, and addressing tenant complaints.
Alex Guerrero Is it better to list my house myself vs going through a realtor?
31 October 2024 | 29 replies
Hide you money, drugs and valuables off site.If you do your own opens, do it for a couple of weekends.Once you have someone interested, you fill out a purchase & sale agreement, collect an EMD, open escrow, order title, verify ability to close with the buyer's lender.
Tucker Mason How Do You Handle Property Management for Out-of-State Rentals?
25 October 2024 | 9 replies
Do you rely on local property managers, or do you have your own systems in place for things like maintenance, tenant communication, and rent collection?
Umer S. Rent reporting to credit bureau
26 October 2024 | 14 replies
They do say they have a one time fee for debt collection and I suppose negative reporting with a 30 day delay and dispute process. 
Abel Eskinder Hello Everyone reading this, I'm New to biggerpockets and here to learn and grow!
27 October 2024 | 15 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
Susan O. Collections and Rent Collections Agencies?
18 October 2024 | 8 replies
Does anyone recomend a Rent recovery service or collections service that will go after a tenant who doesn't pay rent or skips out on the rent and leaves.I have their social etc. and they owe me 3 months of rent about $4500 and trashed the place. 
John S. Question about 1st time mailer campaign I'm planning
28 October 2024 | 5 replies
You can refer out the deals that you don't buy and collect a commission.
Adam Peralto Atlas property not renting
26 October 2024 | 11 replies
Just make sure you collect more data before making a decision.
Yixiong Pan Is it possible to manage long term rental remotely
24 October 2024 | 4 replies
Quote from @Yixiong Pan: It's possible, but it's also possible that the tenant will destroy your house and you'll never know.Managing investment property involves more than collecting rent.