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Hello i had a couple questions. If you buy a rental with tenants in place already do you have to wait until their current lease expires? If so how do you make a new lease or where can you find them and is there anythi...
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Happy 4th fellow REI's.... Hopefully we all can take a little break from our busy schedules to enjoy our friends and family today!
I will be attending my first real estate auction on Tuesday and need some advice fr...
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Hey BP'ers, another "what to do" situation. Tried to search for similar forum post before posting but didn't come up with anything. When tenants make an EFT/Echeck payment Buildium/Forte apply a 3 day hold period and ...
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Hello BP!I'm looking for advice from landlords offering online rental applications. The rental market here is white-hot, and properties often have multiple applications submitted before the property is even available ...
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So it looks like we have a slippery tenant. I think you know the type. I made a mistake and did not include a mode of payment in the lease. Just that the payment must be made to me by the 5th etc. When he moved in, I ...
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For those of you with experience using online payment systems that use ACH, such as cozy, appfolio, etc:On our contracts, rent is due on the first, but late fee is only assessed if paid after the 5th. WIth that in min...
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From your own experience, what is the MOST EFFECTIVE and CONVENIENTÂ way to collect rent from your tenants? How did you learn this?? GO!!Â
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I want to stop accepting cash as a form of payment for rent. I want to accept only money orders, checks, direct deposit and or electronic payment through Zelle. I've tried to find an answer online but, I can seem to f...