On this other BP topic we discussed various ways an individual invest in real estate PASSIVELY, with minimal risk, and get 5-15% ROI. A post by Dionte G. came up (see the bottom of this post) that I think needed to be...

I've been searching for a rental home for a while now. Finally found one that fit all the criteria via Westside Rentals (I'm in SoCal). There were 2 numbers listed as contacts, for "Rob" or "Katy." Rob did not answer;...

I am just finishing renovation of a triplex near a college and am beginning to list it and take tenant applications. College students are the most obvious market. Two college students looked at it today, and decided t...

I just got this text from one of my tenants.  They have decent (not great) credit, have always taken ownership in the property (maybe now I know why?), and never been late on their payments.  They're fully-employed, a...

Hello everyone! My name is Seth Davis. I introduced myself earlier in the newbie forum. Feel free to hop over there and read my post if you have time. I have recently decided to pursue a new passion of mine which ...

I have an SFH and a duplex as rentals, both with mortgages in my name. I want to protect myself and my family from lawsuits and was told by a friend to start an LLC and transfer the properties into that LLC. Since I h...

Hello, this is long so sorry in advance.  :)I've been following this forum for over a year.  Now that I'm a host I wanted to give back and contribute to the forum with our experience.
Our journey in the STR space be...

Free method for doing title search and checking liens/back taxes?

So I am using an agent to find a tenant for my property. I get an application and my agent says he is a nice normal guy.I get the application and it is MOSTLY complete and states he makes almost 18x the monthly rent I...