Michael Calvey
Tenant Screening Secrets: What's Your Magic Formula?
Managing a rental can be as tricky as a high-wire act, especially when it comes to picking the right tenant! A friend of mine, who not only manages but also lives in his triplex, is about to face a vacancy. He's con...
Ed Zhao
Tenant screening database
As landlords, we often face or worry our next new tenant is a squatter or how reliableis our next tenant. I am wondering are there any sites, that specifically to check the histories of a renter. For example, I en...
Maverick V.
Qualifying for hard money
Hello, So I just relocated to the San Antonio area to start Rehabbing (fix and flip). I've been looking for a hard money lender and all the ones I'm finding have employment information on their application and they...
Jessie Lozano
Finding an owner of a vacant house
New investor here looking for my first deal. I've spotted a potential single family BRRR in my neighborhood. The house looks to be vacant (grass grown over, gutters in disrepair, no answer at the door and other sign...
Jim Adrian
covid related late rent or partial payment
What policy or procedure are you using if your tenant won't be able to make rent due to being affected by covid in this second wave? This winter will be bad.I have a tenant that informed me today Dec rent will be sh...
Leonid Sapronov
Analyzing an apartment complex without past income/expense data
If you were doing analysis on a 30-unit apartment complex and, in response to your request to see the last 2-3 years of income/expense statements, the owner said "well, I didn't do a very good job of keeping track of ...
Victor Maxey
Assigning Lease Options To A Tenant Buyer
I HAVE A BUYER IN PLACE WHO WANT THE HOUSE I HAVE UNDER L/O WITH SELLER. WILLING TO PUT DOWN 5% OF PURCHASE PRICE AND PAY MONTHLY RENT A MONTH. I PUSHED IT TO HIM FOR 10K MORE THAN I HAVE WITH THE SELLER. WOULD I REPL...
Benjamin L.
Wholesalers, FB group posts
Newbie here. Trying to get first investment property out of state. I've put a couple offers in on some properties but nothing has panned out yet. Reading about how inventory is low across the country and not seeing gr...
Matt A.
How to cross check a General Contractor’s work on a condo remodel?
I’m about to spend around $20k-$50k hiring a general contractor to do some remodeling work on a condo in Oakland.
How do you recommend I cross check their work? I ask because even if it looks good to me visually, I d...
Troy Bevans
Landlord Due Care Story
Story Time: Once upon a time....just kidding. Anyways, I was driving home tonight after picking up my kids from swimming practice and my phone rang. Of course I said very professionally, "Thank you for calling Clou...