Mike Malyy
Apartments.com now requiring tax information
Hi All,So I am a very small time landlord and I use Apartments.com (formerly Cozy) to collect payments. This morning I got an email saying that they want my SSN to report any income I get over $600 to IRS. I have alwa...
Marc Winter
Stay on top of this housing discrimination pitfall
Hi All:Just came across this article and thought it might help landlords and managers keep on top of a growing trend:
How To Avoid A Fair Housing Claim Over Source Of Income Discrimination source of income discrimina...
Account Closed
PM asking for money.....
Hey there everyone! I have a unique situation....or at least one I've never come across. I sold a rental home a few months back and no longer have any ties to it. I received a note from the former property management ...
Danny Johnson
Direct Mail: Long Copy Vs. Short Copy
My experience:
I've done a lot of mailings in the past to owners of vacant properties that I've found while driving neighborhoods and for out of town owners (compiled from county appraisal data). The mailing sizes w...
Harrison Jones
Building a Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy
Hey BiggerPockets Community,
I’m working with an organization that’s aiming to address affordable housing in a way that leverages time as a primary tool. Our belief is that real, sustainable affordability in housing ...
Jerryll Noorden
My Take On "Consistency" Sending Mailers
Here is why (I believe) sending multiple mailers to the same group is a bad idea. Keep in mind this is my take on it. Use your own logic before you just blindly follow what everyone tells you to do (me included).
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Nancy Roth
How much can I afford to spend on a rental upgrade?
The Section 8 tenant who has lived in my rental for two years has given notice, and in addition to the usual maintenance to make the single-family rowhouse ready for next tenant I'd like to make a couple of important ...
Jay Hinrichs
Belize anyone have experince investing in this country?
We just spent the last week here and my client from the states that I fund some of their US based BRRRs' is working on a Private Island development in Belize.. We got to tour the island etc.. Along with some tourist a...
Dacia Ray
How to intentionally rent to high risk tenants?
I know that the vast majority of landlords and property managers will have a simple answer to that question: DON'T.However, I'm interested in building my MF rental investing and property management business in New Yor...
Dave Hurt
First house under contract from direct mail campaign (BRRRR)!
The day has finally come! After sending 1000 mailers/month since late November and talking to many tire kickers and unmotivated sellers I finally have my first property under contract from direct mail! This will be ...