I download the podcast directly through the Bigger Pockets app since I do not use I-tunes or any other appWell this Thursday was different, I got on the Bigger Pockets app, and went to Podcast 226 and it did not play.

i havent done alot of this sort of research, BUT i have found if you contact the tax collector in each county they can tell you over the phone all info about the offering. also many tax collector have a site called a parcel veiwer where u can put in either the appraisers parcel # ( apn) or the "situs" address (actual physical address) these are usually free or pretty low cost also theres an app landglide thats really good and pretty inexpensive. hope it helps best of luck.

Other than through the app, we don't communicate or see the owner during our stay.

If they are serious, they fill out an application, pay the app fee, and then you run their info to verify that their application matches up to whats on their credit and criminal history, along with prior landlord references.

Social media and your iphone are the new business cards.

For those of you who use on-line apps, how valuable is the information you receive?  

When looking that the Lyft app, there's always a car within 5 to 10 minutes of our house (and we live in the suburbs), we live right across the street from a grocery shopping center (not even major streets to cross), my wife works from home (and is a bit of a homebody), we typically run all of our weekend errand messages together, and I work about 15 minutes from the house.  

It may be a silly question, but I listed a VR on VRBO, but on the homeaway owner app it shows I do not have an active listing, it also does not show the calendar blocked out.Should I relist the same property on homeaway?

Hi there -Quick question - hope this is the best forum for this topic - but as a software developer myself and interested in starting with REI I was wondering if there's an iPad app for the (in particular small/medium) real estate investor to provide a quick overview of ones portfolio?

They have legitimate reasons for leaving the area and returning and are wanting to meet in person to view the property.It looks like they left off the phone number, but if that is a concern of yours, you can always email back and request it by suggesting you would like to call them to schedule a time to view the property.Red flags for me for somebody moving from out of town would be some combination of the following:-Not familiar with the area at all-Does not have stable work lined up in the area-Does not know anybody in the area and/or has never visited-Wants to wire money to you or not willing to pay app fee and complete a credit/background check-Has a rich Egyptian uncle who has fallen on hard times :)