Stanislav Perevozchikov
Picking your real estate agent
As I'm looking to buy my first rental, I've accumulated a solid list of 4-5 agents/brokers that fit my criteria (on paper). I've scheduled some time to talk to all of them to get a better sense of how their skill set ...
Dan Moore
Tenant screening isn't showing the true picture, what to do?
I'm new to BP, and new to focused renting and REI. However I'm decades into both residential and commercial rentals. Up until recently, it has been a sideline or ancillary to my normal business. We have some residenti...
John Scagan
Applicant hiding fiance's burglary conviction
I had a "single" mother apply for one of my properties. According to social media, she is engaged to a guy and, as of 3 weeks ago, the relationship is in good standing.She never mentioned this guy to me and said she i...
Arthur Banks
How much do you need to clear per door?
How much do you need to clear per door to consider it a deal? I'm looking at my first property and accounting for management cost (10%), the numbers (provided I'm not over estimating costs) aren't too appetizing. ...
Don O.
Renting own home
I will be moving soon to a new home, and plan to rent my current home - wasn't intentional but possible structural concerns w/ a basement wall killed a sale, so renting has become a good "second choice" for us. Luckil...
Account Closed
[UT] Choose most qualified applicant instead of first applicant
I've been brushing up on Fair Housing and I'm not sure about this distinction. I know the protected classes in my state and locality.Say I have an open house for a few hours and when I'm done I have X online applicati...
Account Closed
We listed for $1900, lots of interest; how do we get $2k?
This is for a SFH rental. We listed for $1900 and have many parties (6-7) trying to get it, with 2-3 very strongly trying to lock it down.How do we propose a higher rent when we have multiple parties trying to "lock i...
Rich Weese
obama says we're doing great! Why don't I feel all warm and fuzzy then?
Obama sounded almost giddy on how well the country is doing. The stated unemployment rate only ROSE to 9.9%. HOORAY! (however, when you include EVERYTHING in that category, it is 17.4%, almpost a record high)He says t...
Holly Smith
Finding the Right Lender for FTHB for Out of State Investments
Hi BP team. I am looking to invest my hard earned pennies out of state in either SFH or Multi with goal of building sufficient cash flow to allow me to leave my current W2 job. I am a younger single gal, first time h...
Mark B.
Securities Backed Line of Credit? For BRRRR Strategy?
I haven't seen much if any discussion of this type of funding anywhere on the site or forums so I wondered if anyone had experience. It seems like it could be a good method to fund BRRRR properties in lieu of hard mo...