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Michael Scarpato First Rental Properties
4 December 2015 | 7 replies
Be sure to verify their employment and rental history and follow the same screening procedures for every prospective tenant.From our entire team, we wish you an incredibly successful future.
Steve Rozenberg Finding Good Tenants?
9 December 2015 | 6 replies
Market the unit widely on popular sites to get a number of applicantsScreen Tenants ThoroughlyCredit CheckCriminal Background CheckSex Offender, Felonies, etc.Check with previous landlord referencesVerify Employment / Assets / IncomeVerify IdentityBe reasonable with:PoliciesHave a fair set of rules at the property and stick with themPricesPrice the unit appropriately in the marketPropertyHave a well maintained propertyI have found that crappy properties attract crappy tenants
Ash Mousavian Toronto investor multiresidential and com/res
3 December 2015 | 6 replies
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David Bethel looking for a partner \ mentor, hollis, queens
5 December 2015 | 4 replies
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Joe Kooner Direct Mail Piece: Yellow Letter with Company Letterhead?
5 December 2015 | 9 replies
Maybe we're talking about a different yellow letter, but...The premise behind the popular handwritten letter on ruled yellow paper is supposed to be that you're a regular "joe" trying to buy (or sell) a house.
Monica G. Wholesaling a property listed with a Broker?
5 December 2015 | 13 replies
You might be able to find someone to do this in return for a flat fee paid from the buyer's agent commission at closing, the remainder of the buyer's agent commission being paid to you or the end buyer in the form of a commission rebate.As for your original question, I've seen it done many ways, but the simplest and most popular way is to add "and / or assigns" after your or the buyer's name on the original contract with the seller.If there's an existing relationship with the seller, i.e. you're already in contact with them and / or they know your intent for the property (wholesaling) you're in a pretty strong position.
Eli Benton New member from New jersey
5 December 2015 | 6 replies
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Molly Krief Inspired RE investor from Baltimore
3 December 2015 | 2 replies
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Logan Allec Tenant just asked if I'd be interested in rent to own.
8 December 2015 | 28 replies
These were really popular from 2003 to 2007 during the real estate run-up. 
Peter Nierman Atlanta Investing
3 December 2015 | 7 replies
It is a very large county that runs south Atlanta to north Atlanta with an incredible dynamic in between.