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I'm trying to do things a bit easier. Looking at rentec.
Do I give prospective tenant my application to fill out and when they return it with copies of DL & SS. I Enter all info to run checks?
As of now my ten...
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Just settled a could have been litigation and I thought this will be a good thread to start about the lessons learned as a landlord. The lessons I have learned from this are:
1. Never rent to a person who filed for b...
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Hi everyone,I have a SFH rental in Decatur (Atlanta). The property is in I would say a C+/B- part of town. I have had in up for rent through my property manager for close to 2 months now (slow market). I finally go...
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Hi guys - I could use some advice. I've got a few rentals that I've been managing myself over the past 3 years, but this is the first time that I've received numerous qualified applications on the same day. Basically,...
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Hello all,
I am a real estate investor who has
been investing primarily in GTA multi-family over the last decade.
Recently, with inflation skyrocketing and mortgage rates bringing
correction to the over-valued ...
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If a rental applicant falls a little short of our qualification standard of 3x income or favorable credit, we sometimes offer an option for the tenant to pay a double security deposit or pay 2 or 3 month's rent in adv...
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Hi BP,We are closing on a SFH shortly in South Carolina. This will be our first property that we will manage on our own. Yes, we are OOS but we have a team in place if something arises there. However, wondering if you...
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What services could a person provide that would not be considered acting as a property manager? I was trying to think of property services for landlords that would not require a person to be a licensed realtor.
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Anyone using the application, background check or payment features in Zillow? I’ve been using their site for listings, my smart move for background checks and Cozy for payment. Looks like Zillow has made a play to ...