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Greg Mckeever How do you screen your tenants? Do you use a screening service?
22 December 2018 | 2 replies
Is there a free way, or a reputable online screening service for this?
Account Closed Finding an agent questions
22 December 2018 | 3 replies
Should I rely on online ratings?
Caleb Richardson Attempting to discover lawsuit settlement to determine motivation
21 December 2018 | 0 replies
I found some info about which district the case would be held, but couldn’t find any docs online about the case itself or the final settlement.
Kat Theo Convert a Commercial Property into Residential
22 December 2018 | 6 replies
Most cities will have a zoning map available online or you can just call the city clerk.
Rupert Grant SDIRA vs Solo 401k which would you use and why?
27 December 2018 | 13 replies
., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)
Robert Biggerstaff What have you learned to keep long-term tenants?
26 December 2018 | 15 replies
Communicate with them about anything that effects them.
Brian H. Government shutdown and Section 8
27 January 2019 | 17 replies
Now that the gov't has decided to reopen (for now), I think it's unwise to assume any payments in March... until we hear official communications stating otherwise.
Jenny Nguyen Can PM company declines an application without any reason
23 December 2018 | 8 replies
It you communicate your rental criteria to prospective tenants in advance before accepting an application and application fee (required in Washington State), you would not run into this problem.It's perfectly fine to reject an application or approve it with conditions based on legal rental criteria.You may want to use a standard form, such as an "Adverse Action Notice".Here's some information from the one we use:----------ADVERSE ACTION NOTICEApplicant name ____________Applicant mailing address ___________This notice is to inform you that your application to rent the property located at ______________  has been:[] Rejected[] Approved with conditions:[] Residency requires an increased monthly rent of $_____[] Residency requires increased [] fee or [] deposit of $ _____[] Residency requires last month’s rent[] Residency requires a qualified guarantor[] Other requirementAdverse action on your application was based on one or more of the following:[] Information contained in a consumer credit report *[] The consumer credit report did not contain sufficient information *[] Information received in a criminal record[] Information received in a civil record[] Information received from references[] Information received from previous rental history or reference[] Information received from employment verification[] Inaccurate, false, or misleading statements or missing critical information on the application*If you were rejected based on a consumer credit report, you can request a copy of your credit report for free from the below-checked agency.[] Experian[] Equifax[] TransunionDated this day of ________.Agent/Owner Signature _________
Johnathan B. New to wholesaling. Let me know how I can improve
23 December 2018 | 3 replies
People say "drive for dollars" but city and county code enforcement has pretty much all of the crappy homes listed for me online throughout the area... 
Scott Smith Dealer or Investor? Capital gains for opportunity zones
24 December 2018 | 7 replies
Your intention would be from the communication that you had when you bought the property, or your communication with your contractor, or documented in your overall business plan or LLC operating agreements and stuff.