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We are in the process of screening a tenant which of course includes verifying rental history. We ask simply questions, like were they late, did they have lease violations, outstanding debt and would you lease to the ...
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Cleveland investors,What are your thoughts on investing in a property that is currently vacant? How difficult is it to find tenants that are willing to pay market rent? Is it safer to find a property already occupied?
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We're about to close on our first rental property (woo hoo!). Does anyone have a go-to list of what needs to be done next? This can include how to get tenants, is it imperative to set up an LLC, and anything else you ...
Looking Inside Your Tenant’s Mind
Basic Mind-Reading Report 101 for Landlords
By: Dan Auito (my experience, yours may vary)
This report will give you perspective and understanding in the realm of your tenant’s mindse...
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I have had a young couple apply for my 2bed 1bath apartment in my multiunit. The girlfriend is unemployed and stays home looking after the couples 1 year only son. Her credit score is 522.
The boyfriend has a 615 ...
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Hello fellow Kansas City investors and property managers (and everyone else for that matter), I think it's important to make you aware of the Kansas City Mayor's Special Committee on Housing Policy which will be holdi...
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One of my tenants wants to move his new girlfriend and her small children into my 2 bedroom apartment, it's only him there now. Am I legally allowed to increase his rent a little to cover the extra water usage?
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Hi,
It's been ~4 months since my wife and I started our real estate journey. After scouring the MLS every day, checking out properties every weekend and 2 accepted offers that fell apart during inspection, we finally...
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Hello, my wife and I (No kids) are planning to do some house hacking on our single family home in Columbus Ohio. We have a home with 3Bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms(we only occupy one bedroom). We've been researching on h...
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Okay, I have been trying to structure this deal the right way the first time. I am a newbie and I'm looking at a 3 property deal and hope to get some good advice from the pros on how to structure it and go about the f...