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Paul Hector Managing Tenant screening through a property manager or real estate agent
30 March 2014 | 4 replies
But this is what I look for my tenants:1) Gross income 3 times the monthly rent2) No eviction in last 7 years3) No serious criminal record in last 7 years (parking tickets etc are okay)4) I review their credit report to see if they have outstanding utility bills or any other house related bills5) No rent related judgment against them6) Limit of maximum number of people in a unit7) No pets
Dusty Ackerman Temp working tenants
20 June 2014 | 2 replies
Would depend on how much they were making as a contracting employee and how much you were looking to rent for money wise.
Account Closed Let's Partner Up To Invest In Massachusetts
6 April 2016 | 19 replies
Additionally, I am a prudent business professional and I take my business very seriously, be it as an employee, or in my own investment ventures.
Raquel Pea Delinquent Tax List Ridiculously Expensive!! - Help
4 January 2019 | 25 replies
By law, they have to give it to you FREE.She told you what she told you because government employees are 1) incredibly lazy and 2) like to act with authority because they work for the government.  
Sam Elder Turnkey Cap-Ex Ben Leybovich
13 May 2016 | 7 replies
@Sam Elder I have neither experience with turnkeys nor SFRs at this price point, so I'm not the responder you're looking for (but maybe by responding, others will see this post).For a lower priced home like this, I would expect your repairs to be quite a bit higher than 5% of gross rent, ESPECIALLY if you're not self-managing.  
Nate Miersma Rule of thumb- complete GUT
18 December 2013 | 17 replies
The answer may still be the same - depends on so many factors...but between the time I posted this and the time I'm writing this, a sub told me he had a couple employees who'd be happy to do the "gutting" for a very competitive hourly rate.
Dan Kelley Denver House Hacking - What are the norms?
24 May 2017 | 12 replies
The guideline is the same whether conventional or FHA that 75% of the lesser of the gross rents or appraiser's market rents can be used for qualifying.
Tony Gunter North Georgia General Contractor - Mentor
24 July 2022 | 11 replies
There is no way I can go to work for someone else as a regular employee working under a GC.
Bryan Hancock Taxation For Insurance Claims Kept Instead Of Used To Repair Property
26 August 2011 | 14 replies
An election to have such gain recognized only to the extentprovided in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall be made by including such gain in gross incomefor such year or years only to such extent.
Lynn McGeein Never Ever Cosign a line of credit - Indebted for LIFE
6 April 2012 | 7 replies
Nice, Carlos, except I never put up any security for a neighbor, they just apparently used my identity 26 years ago and since it was never reported on my credit report before now, I didn't know anything about it, and I now have to come up with documents from 26 years ago which I do not have as I thought 7 years was the limit to dispute a witness he used that was an old, ill tenant of his that did not want her rent raised and is dead now, not a bank employee or even a notarized statement that would verify it, to to prove it wasn't me.