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Hi everyone, I'm from Illinois and will be purchasing my first rental property very soon. Where do you guys recommend finding tenants? And what paperwork do I need, as far as lease agreements, applications etc.. And w...
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How do you make purchases and manage receipts for your rentals?
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Make the neighbors your friends, and you’ll have taken the single best step you can toward protecting a vacant property.
It’s never a good thing to drop by a vacant rental property and discover a wide open do...
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Hello bp family I was just wondering what is the best way to collect rent from tenants?
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Ok- so I'm selling a little single-family rental. Full service broker. First time listing with an agent ever in my area.I've been under contract since April 15th (for the 3rd time). The closing was supposed to be M...
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Hi,Does anyone have experience with converting (or rather renting out) their SFH as a group home? I have a SFH i'm looking at, and looking at different investment option for it. It's a good investment just as a SFH, ...
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Hi BP,Wanted to get some feedback on this forum. I was in active negotiation with a Seller for a duplex property in Portland, OR. The Seller misrepresented the operating expenses for the duplex during the course of th...
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Hello BP!The way my lease is structured, for the move-in/move-out inspection I have 3 phases: 1-Move In2-Pre-Move Out3-Move OutAs far as legal obligation is concerned (California), the tenant must fill out and sign t...
I have my first property. I’m going to put it online “for rent” this week. Any advice on questions I should ask potential tenants?
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Good afternoon, BP.
I've been looking at New Landlord Transition letters on this site and wanted to create one for myself. I took pre-existing ideas from other members, re-wrote them, and added my own spin to them an...