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Charles Ivers newbie interested in apartments
9 September 2020 | 2 replies
The goal here is to find out how much money you will need to put into the place (probably going to need to lump this into the "capital expense" category rather than deferred maintenance for a 20plex).Now check the regulating bodies.
Jason Malabute BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
21 August 2020 | 4 replies
I've had 5 able-bodied juniors scared to death of making cold-calls and missing out on so much potential.
Shawn M. Repair work in apartment while female tenant is home
21 August 2020 | 2 replies
Do what doctors do - Bring a same-sex (of tenant) chaperone after asking.I guess you could do what police do and wear a body-cam, but think that would bug out a tenant more?
John Caleb Pavlus How Are You Handling Non Paying Tenants ?
11 October 2020 | 28 replies
~Caleb Not all people are covered by the eviction moratoriumIt's important to read what it covers and what it DOESN'T cover:The person has to prove they can’t pay the full amount because of loss of work RELATING TO COVID-19The person has to make every attempt to pay rent on timeThe person has to APPLY under Oath, under penalty of perjuryIt is not automatically grantedIf the renter has some other place to move to, they can be evictedThe renter STILL OWES all rents, they have to be paid at some pointThis does not include foreclosure on a home mortgageThey can still be evicted for violating OTHER TERMS on the lease agreementHere is the Actual Wording: “Covered person”means any tenant, lessee, or resident of a residential property whoprovides to their landlord, the owner of the residential property, orother person with a legal right to pursue eviction or a possessoryaction, a declaration under penalty of perjury indicating that: (See Page 9)https://s3.amazonaws.com/publi...
Mike De Lota Structuring STR Partnerships
27 August 2020 | 12 replies
@Justin Anderson I’m in the middle of a very similar deal structure attempting to do the same, etc.
Mark Vivanco Central Florida Home Insurance Rates High During Hurricane Season
27 August 2020 | 15 replies
The first insurance agent we tried, attempted to sell us a policy that didn't cover flat roofs. 
Amy Wan Change to definition of "accredited investor"
27 August 2020 | 7 replies
(The Commission will reevaluate or add certifications, designations or credentials in the future);--include as accredited investors, with respect to investments in a private fund, natural persons who are “knowledgeable employees” of the fund;--clarify that limited liability companies with $5 million in assets may be accredited investors and add SEC- and state-registered investment advisers, exempt reporting advisers and rural business investment companies (RBICs);--add a new category for any entity, including Indian tribes, governmental bodies, funds, and entities organized under the laws of foreign countries;--add “family offices” with at least $5 million in assets under management and their “family clients,” as each term is defined under the Investment Advisers Act; and--add the term “spousal equivalent” to the accredited investor definition, so that spousal equivalents may pool their finances for the purpose of qualifying as accredited investors.They did not index income/wealth thresholds to account for inflation, which would have decreased the number of individuals that qualify as an accredited investor.Not everyone is happy with the changes ( https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/lee-crenshaw-accredited-investor-2020-08-26) but syndicators should be.
Sebastian Giraldo Screening your guest for the success of your STR business
29 August 2020 | 12 replies
a dead body, another dead body, pet rattlesnakes that escape, finding someone unconscious and unresponsive (drug overdose, I probably saved that guys life), buying someone a 1 way bus ticket to get home since his girlfriend left him and took his truck, giving jump starts and fixing flat tires, having a tenant have an affair with his bosses wife who is also a tenant, taking people to the ER, walking in to a vacant property and finding an intruder face to face (he went to jail for 18 months), multiple tenants that don't know each other experiencing paranormal activity in one particular house (it's haunted), catching an intruder with a security camera and calling the police who apprehend them (caught it all on the camera), shooting pigeons with a pellet gun that got in a house through a window someone left open. 
Chris Seveney New definition for accredited investor
28 August 2020 | 2 replies
(The Commission will reevaluate or add certifications, designations or credentials in the future);-include as accredited investors, with respect to investments in a private fund, natural persons who are “knowledgeable employees” of the fund;-clarify that limited liability companies with $5 million in assets may be accredited investors and add SEC- and state-registered investment advisers, exempt reporting advisers and rural business investment companies (RBICs);-add a new category for any entity, including Indian tribes, governmental bodies, funds, and entities organized under the laws of foreign countries;-add “family offices” with at least $5 million in assets under management and their “family clients,” as each term is defined under the Investment Advisers Act; and-add the term “spousal equivalent” to the accredited investor definition, so that spousal equivalents may pool their finances for the purpose of qualifying as accredited investors.Does not really change much IMHO.
Steven Westlake Thoughts on a bad tenant list, & is this legal?
28 August 2020 | 5 replies
Any body thought about a bad tenant black list, & is this legal?