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Conrado Balicusto Requesting Investment Strategy Advice for a Real Estate Newbie
2 September 2024 | 8 replies
@Conrado BalicustoWe utilize RentecDirect.com as a tenant facing portal to collect our rent, deposit it to our bank account, market our properties, screen our tenants, handle our accounting and more.  
James MacBean Attention! Cash for Keys
1 September 2024 | 3 replies
I win in court and tenant is kicked out in 24-48 hours.In 90% of all situations, the tenant leaves before I have to file in court, I use their deposit to cover unpaid rent and as much cleaning/repairs as possible, and I move on.
Kyle Smith How many use “Instant Book” on VRBO or Airbnb?
3 September 2024 | 22 replies
I use it, though I hate it, but I avoid problems by setting criteria such as how much in advance a party has to book, minimum number of nights, requiring either a large deposit or purchase of insurance, house rules & photo id requirements prior to arrival, withholding check-in information until just before arrival and sending it to a verified cell phone number.
Henry Le starting out with a single family rental without an LLC
2 September 2024 | 11 replies
This allows you to deposit the rent and pay expenses out of a business account instead of a personal account.
James McGovern When should landlords waive background checks to support Undocumented Immigrants?
2 September 2024 | 24 replies
Never skip your due diligence OR I would charge the biggest deposit allowed in you state. 
Vivek Kumar Tenant for possible short term
30 August 2024 | 2 replies
@Vivek Kumar, For a tenant like that I might charge 2 months deposit (max allowed in my state).
Mark Nashed Showing property to prospective tenants
31 August 2024 | 3 replies
I do not take the listing down until I receive the security deposit.
Account Closed DEAR NOAH: Am I overreacting or is it time for a new Property Manager?
30 August 2024 | 13 replies
Or, am I overreacting and PMs truly just lease the property, hold on to deposits, and fix things when they're broken?
Zehua Zhou As the solo 401k Admin, can Fidelity's account be sufficient?
30 August 2024 | 6 replies
@Zehua Zhou,You can use a Fidelity non-prototype account to manage the rentals, but it will have some of the features available with the bank's checking accounts, such as having a debit card, mobile deposit, and bill pay.
Brandon Hutslar Tenant Payment Issues
29 August 2024 | 9 replies
Our preferred method was to have them deposit the money in our bank account, we gave them deposit slips.