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Hi,I am an accidental landlord, was part of an inheritance. I have a management company. Tenant started around 6 months ago, was paying on time and then they started with being late then went to bouncing a check to no...
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So I have a bedroom I am trying to rent out and I have been getting emails from a woman that claims to be in a remote fishing village in Alaska right now and is moving to Austin. She says they don't have phone service...
Does anyone here in Houston know how to do a background check on a tenant? I need advice on how to learn the process and forms required to do background checks.
I have a tenant that moved in August of this year. She paid her deposit and rent up front. My problem was I did not screen properly. Now for the month of September I only received a partial rent. In October I rece...
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Can anyone recommend a good screening agency that I can go through to pull credit reports on potential tenants? I only have one rental unit (in the other floor of the duplex that I own and reside in) so I don't have a...
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Which is a good answering service to use to answer my calls when marketing for motivated sellers?
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Hi everyone! A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of speaking with Brian Gibbons on the phone for about half an hour. He is very knowledgeable, and for a newbie like me the information and advice he was able t...
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I haven't seen any recent posts on this topic. I am looking for a free or very low cost contact manager. I don't use outlook for my e-mail. I just want to be able to create a contact, assign a category (ie agent...
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Hey everyone, I'm very new to BP so please excuse me if this is a common question...
I'm a very busy real estate agent running a couple business' and have also recently purchased 7 doors. Because my phone is going o...
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Hi everyone, I just finished reading the managing rental properties book from BP and when it comes to pre screening tenants i'm a little lost. If for example, you are talking to a tenant on the phone about your proper...