Not only are some people totally unknowledgeable and totally invested in their opinions, but they make stuff up to support their opinions and emotional beliefs.  

Many applicants just want to tell us their excuses over the phone, but if they won’t take thetime to put it in writing, we find they rarely end up being good tenants.UnderwritingTraditionally, landlords have only looked at the income of applicants and approved those having income equal tothree times the property rent.

Not all PM companies are created equally-some are good and some not so much. 

All things being equal, not a good idea.Let’s ignore, for now, whether or not this is right or wrong and try to exclude all political thoughts.

If you value the friendship and are willing to consider him as an applicant, I would just have him apply as any other person would and treat them with equal consideration as you would for a stranger about the property.

Plus, I have a hunch (but haven’t looked into it), that this will limit my scalability.So, I’m trying to see if there’s a different way to structure these loans that keeps things simple for my investors (ie. still getting a 1099), while still collateralizing the loan, and giving them all “equal” position on the debt.What I’m doing is working (I think?)

I love both of them equally I my real estate deals.The first office building was cash flowing great and full so it was time to sell the property and scale up my investments.

The plan is to each put in $10,000 towards a downpayment, and then all equally cover laywer/LLC/general fees. 

Personally it all seems to equal out in the end.Our cleaner charges a flat rate no matter how long the stay or number of guests.

A landlord who violates this section is liable to the tenant for an amount equal to the sum of $100, three times the amount of the late fee collected in violation of this section, and the tenant's reasonable attorney's fees.