For the second time in a row, I have had a potential tenant ask me whether my screening process involves a hard credit inquiry rather than a soft one. Last time, I checked with my screening service, which gives me a s...

It's relatively uncommon to find folks in the military that also invest in real estate (unless you count owning just a primary residence). I've gotten some entertaining responses, especially since I mostly invest out-...

When a syndication or fund wants to buy an apartment building, for, let's say $10M, they have two basic options to finance it: 
- Debt
- Or Equity
Equity is expensive, as investors demand high returns. It takes on ...

Currently in the process of buying a house in Pennsylvania at a judicial tax sale through a county Tax Claim Bureau.  It looks to be occupied.  I've bought vacant properties through a judicial tax sale before but this...

Do any BP members have experience buying land from GovernmentAuction.com?  I've been eyeing land in Central and West Texas, and they occasionally have some interesting opportunities, but some of them seem too good to ...

Hi all,I am currently using Zillow applications to process tenant applications and I've liked it so far.  I would like to proceed with one candidate but it looks like I don't see any important information such as SSN,...

Hey everyone,
I am a new investor that closed on my first property back in June of this year (new construction) and will be closing on my second (a BRRRR property) in the middle of December. Now that tax season is ar...

So we received our first inquiry for a booking on vrbo…. Obviously very excited … But it looks suspicious to me - does this inquiry seem like some kind of scam or the beginning of a scam?? They are asking me to call t...

Hi,Firstly I'd like to thank the whole BP community for making a place with such great resources for RE rookies and vets.But I have been wondering, has anyone gotten burned by another forum member? Obviously I wouldn'...

The financial partner I'm working with may not be able to put up this much capital, but a wholesaler I've been working with sent me this deal this morning to take a look at. I've looked at the numbers thousand times a...