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7 April 2022 | 62 replies
In fact, if you are single or without kids, get a second job so you make more, save more and interact with your roommate less!
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31 August 2014 | 88 replies
I paid off my personal home in October which my daughter is hacking by having two roommates, took a small HELOC, just purchased my first rental last Tuesday for cash, light rehab is going well, plan to refi to take my cash out, pay back the small portion of the HELOC I took and go after another.
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10 October 2017 | 91 replies
(There was a series of roommates that didn't work out for various reasons, which is why he decided to find a cheaper place he could afford on his own.)I called it quits after that, and made my husband do the rest of the ceilings in the apartment, but he didn't come across anything unusual, just a lot of dirt and crumbling plaster. :-)
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23 January 2013 | 7 replies
Mine is a tenant/roommate situation, so it's different since I'm looking for a good match.
8 July 2013 | 22 replies
On this sheet, it states:1.Monthly income must equal three (3) times the monthly rent.2.If the monthly income does not equal approximately (3) times the monthly rent, an additional one month's rent or qualified roommate may be required.3.If a co-signer is required, their monthly income should equal five (5) times the stated monthly rent.
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16 January 2018 | 3 replies
I collect rent from a roommate in the first unit and also collect rent from the second unit.
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29 July 2022 | 7 replies
I will have one tenant in soon and will need to get some roommates for my tenant in order to start cash flowing paying off the HELOC.
19 June 2020 | 5 replies
I am screening tenants for my rental and have a couple who are goin to be roommates, one with good and the other with bad credit.
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27 August 2020 | 57 replies
You think all situations are going to be couples only or adult roommates?
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7 May 2015 | 3 replies
I have a situation where I am the guarantor of the lease but my roommate is not paying the rent this month and wants to leave early what are my options as far as going after them?