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Hey everyone,
So I read this online today, and am wondering if others are properly following the law when screening tenants? I...
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I’ve been doing my research and reading and running numbers but I’m having an issue. I’ll submit offers on places which I think are good deals but within a day I start getting panic attacks and it ends up with me back...
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I am working with a realtor who has sent me a list of properties on the MLS. I have done a walk through on several of the properties, sent her my offers, and before she writes up the contracts her broker is asking for...
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I am in the process of buying a 3 family home with tenants in each of the units. I have financed this through FHA, so it needs to be owner occupied. My plan when buying was to "figure out" each tenant as much as I cou...
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Looking for advice....Nightmare situation and tenants.Hello All, I rehabbed a beautiful house in Southern Ca and recently rented it out Aug 1st. In the first month of the tenants residing my property manager has recei...
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Tenant text me last week Thursday saying they are moving out on April 30th. They sent a text message stating that there are plumbing issues with drains not draining (first time they have ever told me about these issu...
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I guess my situation is a little unusual - I have a potential tenant who has filled out applications but did not disclose they have an emotional support dog until we mentioned there will be a pet deposit since there w...
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Hi all-I just wanted to run a problem that my partner and I are running into during a double duplex purchase. Properties are in Central Florida.We recently went under contract for a pair of duplexes off the MLS, and ...
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What are your thoughts to renting to a tenant who went under Chapter 13 bankruptcy? Tenant that applied has a very low credit score of 545 and is under Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Credit check reported bankruptcy on ...
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I just spent an hour listening to Mr. Conti describing a program called Lot Flipper. I find a lot for sale, and if they like my deal - they take it and do whatever with it - but will pay $8700 as a finders fee (wh...