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Luke Grieshop Online RE Course Experience?
26 June 2019 | 6 replies

Hey all! Here in Arizona, taking your real estate courses online just became a thing. I’ve been told that there’s no audio, only reading for the 90 hours - this seems odd. Anybody who has done this have feedback on th...

Simcha Davidman PSA/ Fraud Alert/Inquiry
4 November 2018 | 10 replies

A guy who lists himself as a private money lender on a different platform happened to reach out to connect with me, and on that platform, I do not speak about my real estate investing.But I thought it was very timely ...

Kim Coleman Potential tenant considering bankruptcy in Baltimore Maryland
22 July 2016 | 6 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets community!So I'm in the process of vetting tenants for my Baltimore rental.  Here's the scenario - military applicant with 6x rent in verifiable income, no evictions, no criminal record, decent cr...

Marcel B. FICO Score: Best way to increase it.
5 January 2022 | 20 replies

Hello,I plan on buying my first multifamily this summer with an FHA loan. My lender said that I need a min. 650 FICO score and that they "take the middle score". My scores are as follows:Experian FICO Score 2: 586Expe...

Cory Wells Direct Mail thoughts when you cannot buy a list
18 June 2018 | 8 replies

Where I am located, due to state laws, I cannot use sites like List Source to buy mailing lists as they do not sell them. Therefore, I was thinking about using our local property tax website to create a list of 2-4 un...

Greg C. Unusual Tax Lien Auction Requirement
2 September 2023 | 5 replies

Hello All,
Hoping that someone here may be able to offer some advice. One of the Indiana tax lien auctions I am interested in taking part in requires a letter of credit. The auctioneer website says the following: 
P...

Iftikhar Khan Tenant Screening Procedure
16 April 2024 | 9 replies

Hello All,I am planning to list my property in NC for rent.  I have screened tenants in the past, but it has been 8+ years ago.  Looking for recommendation for how to screen the tenants and what services I can use?  H...

Garrett Brunell Pregnant Applicant - Does she meet the income requirement?
12 June 2024 | 16 replies

A recent pregnant women applied to rent a townhome of mine for a year lease. She meets the income requirement of 3x the monthly rent, however when she goes on maternity leave, I am not sure that she will. Can I legall...

Account Closed > ONLINE FICO "FAKO" SCORES vs "MORTGAGE" CREDIT SCORES
29 March 2018 | 22 replies

A 700 credit score isn't as good as it used to be.  And those worthless Online scores are generally a lot higher that Mortgage credit scores. New Mortgage Credit Scoring  (un-official chart) 840 - 800 Extremely Good 7...

Blaine Alger What do you use to get in contact with property Owners?
21 September 2020 | 10 replies

I am curious to see what everyone uses in order to get the contact information of property owners.In my experience, I have used the online version of White Pages to do a reverse address search on the mailing address l...