Bienes Raices
Receiving emails (MLS listings) from the listing agent
6 February 2012 | 7 replies
As a buyers agent, they can set you up in the system to receive all the homes on the RMLS that fit your criteria.
Ben C
Private equity firms join the rental market
31 January 2012 | 1 reply
How much will it effect the small investors, will it kill them?
Steve D.
Interesting article in NY Times
3 February 2012 | 8 replies
The news won't have as a big an effect such as storage wars.
George P.
Cashier's checks/MO when buying a tax lien
6 February 2012 | 4 replies
So a $2,610 lien would cost $10-15.The only reason why I am still contemplating is that these fees reduce my effective return.
Thomas Handy
It's Feb 2012, what did you accomplish in the first month
20 February 2012 | 32 replies
I had no vacancies and couldn't find a house that fit my needs.
Ron Robin
Phone Screening?
3 February 2012 | 5 replies
An example (of many potential scenarios) would be they start talking about family, you are able to deduce that there is a huge child support burden that could effect their ability to pay rent.
Collier H.
Dealing with park manager before moving a mobile home?
6 February 2012 | 7 replies
The lot lease will remain in effect so it's best to move at the end of the lease.I'd also recommend talking to the PM at the park the home is located and discussing your plan to move the home.
Craig Shute
Approaching a Chain Restaurant for Development
7 February 2012 | 4 replies
Depending on the chain they have a selected broker handling their growth and searches for them.The restaurant also has a builder that does spec work for them.Not all restaurants have free standing and some only have in line models.You have to see what the product mix is for the area.Example if 20 pizza places are in a 2 mile radius the saturation rate might be to high for a particular restaurant.They look at demographics,price for the land,required easements,traffic flow for time of day whether they are mainly a lunch driven business or dinner.Shape of the parcel for architectural work,flow,and what model of restaurant they can build there.Example a franchise has 3 size models.Data for the area suggest the biggest model.Your parcel would only fit their smallest building.In that case they might see about buying another parcel to increase size or find another location.Chain restaurants usually lease the space so they can free up capital to keep growing locations and their brand.
Sean H.
Collecting late payments via Credit Card
20 October 2014 | 22 replies
Maybe a lease stipulation will be that by canceling their credit card, they effectively cancel their lease, voluntarily?
Lynn Harrison
How to, DIY termite inspection?
18 September 2012 | 17 replies
Here's a good link from the BP archives:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/40854-cost-effective-termite-prevention-strategy-