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Jen Harwood Have prior landlord references been helpful in tenant screening?
7 April 2017 | 18 replies

Hi all,I've thus far been fairly lucky with tenants in my two SFH rentals, but did have one bad experience. We had checked with our tenant's last landlord, and while she did not lavish her with praise, she didn't say ...

Connor Maloney Buying/Selling Real Estate in Loveland and Fort Collins Colorado
7 June 2017 | 18 replies

Hey guys,My brother lives in Fort Collins, CO.  He is moving to Loveland, CO for his job.  He currently owns his house (5 BR, 3 BA) in Fort Collins that he has about $100,000 of equity in from his payments and appreci...

John Barrows Beware the ADVERTISING BY SO-CALLED wholesale GURU'S
11 May 2017 | 17 replies

I have been in the real estate business for over 22 years. Most all my experience has been buying and selling real estate retail (conventional buyer/seller) or foreclosure deals. I have been looking into Wholesaling r...

Matt Smith Accept or Deny or Compromise?
15 October 2014 | 20 replies

I have a tenant application today who paid the application fee. However, he said he cannot pay the deposit until next Friday and the first month rent the Friday after, the day he would move-on. The credit score and re...

Jamal L. increase in water bill can possibly affect returns
4 August 2016 | 11 replies

DPW Requests Hearing to ReviewWater/Sewer Rate Adjustments, New Rate StructureMinimum Billing Out, Monthly Billing In The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is proposing a three-year package of single-di...

Wilson Lee High cap rate, but declining population.
5 September 2019 | 22 replies

I have a MHP deal floating around. But the area has declined in population here are the local stats
population 16,000 down from 22,000 in 2000
Poverty rate 36%  
number of  jobs is 5.65K
The deals numbers are t...

Jolene Perry Moving to FL in 2 years, buy house now and rent?
26 April 2014 | 17 replies

My husband and I live in Iowa and plan to move to FL. in 2 years when his son graduates. I am thinking that with real estate still low down there it might make sense to buy house now and rent it out for 2 years? Ho...

Andrew R. Best area for Multi Family House Hack within 30min of Hartford?
2 March 2021 | 22 replies

Hello Connecticut Real Estate Community!
Military family of four moving from Kodiak, AK to Hartford, CT to attend UConn's MBA program in downtown Hartford. We will move sometime between 15JUN2021 and 20AUG2021. We'll...

Alexander Lang Tenant screening - Income = 3X rent
20 November 2016 | 19 replies

Hi BP Fam!So the rule of thumb I hear is to have the tenants gross income equal or greater than three times the rent rate. Just to clarify, If I have a boyfriend and girlfriend, sisters, friends, whomever renting my u...

Jon R. Great Opportunity, but short on cash
20 January 2016 | 13 replies

I'd like to pick the brains of everyone on what you'd do in this scenario:Multi-unit property is up for sale.  Motivated sellers who are no longer in the area, which makes them even more motivated to sell.  Property o...