I had a coworker whom I decided to rent to against my better judgement. I ran a background on her and I didn't see anything other than bad credit. After she stops paying rent my daughter found out that she's had over ...

A little bit about my market/competition.  There are 3 premium hotels in town.  They offer breakfast, a pool, gym etc.  They are $600-$700 per week.  People that stay here while they work don't mind spending the extra...

While re-reading one of my favorite books Rich Dad Poor Dad, I came across a powerful quote that speaks directly to pessimists and those influenced by their inactivity."WARNING: Don't listen to poor or frightened peop...

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Do you use biggerpockets.smartmove.com for your tenant screening? If so, how do you like it compared to others? If not, why not and who do you use? I used it for my prop and it seemed to work really well. W...

I am a first-time landlord and homeowner, and have recently purchased a fully tenanted duplex in Western Massachusetts, intending to owner-occupy one unit for the first year.  The security deposits were transferred to...

Has anyone paid to go tone of his seminars? Is anyone out there actively working with his company and doing deals? We have an opportunity to go but it is $2000 for a 3 day event. Just curious if anyone knows anything....

As some of you know, the ability to finance manufactured homes by both outside lenders and through seller finance is seriously in question for homes where the loans are under $50,000.00 thanks to the Dodd-Frank Act. T...

As the topic states, I received an angry call today off one of my yellow letters. The individual stated if they ever receive a yellow letter from them again they will seek legal action. I returned the call and was abl...

Hello, I just bought a duplex that I'll be living in one unit and I already have a tenant that rolled over from the previous seller who will continue to rent the other unit until the end of their lease. This is my fir...

Anyone active in transferring assets to their kids? Looking for creative idea to give them a few more dollars before I croak. I already give them the non taxable limit, but am giving them options on property, leases a...