Robin Croen
Looking for loan pre-qualification advice
Hey there Seattle investors,I'll be starting down the road to my first investment property soon, and I'd love some advice from experienced folks on how to approach lenders. Is there anything I should or shouldn't do t...
Kevin Hamblin
Colorado Bill will not allow Landlord to evict tenants except for non payment/Breach
These new laws that Colorado is trying to pass are going kill the rental market. In addition to the "Just Cause" Bill, Colorado is trying to pass Rent Control, and a bill that would allow tenants to have pets, specif...
Ben Dally
DSHS assistance in Washington State for Tenant
Landlord here... running into this issue for the first time. My tenant called and asked me to set up a Statewide Vendor # so that DSHS (Department of Social and Health Services) can make payments for rent on the tena...
James Allgood
New Investor Looking for Advice
Hello all!My fiancee and I are both very interested in real estate investing, but are very new to the profession. We are looking to buy our first duplex to house hack. We are still in the early stages of it all and ha...
Constantia Petrou
Suggestions for applicant without references
Hello,
I own a class A single family home and my property manager has been trying for a week now to complete the screening process for a prospective tenant who applied to rent my house. My manager has not been able t...
Jeremy Rusnak
The balancing act around making and charging for repairs...
Hi all,Dug around trying to find something specific to my topic without much success...While at one of my properties today for an unrelated issue, I happened to notice a hole in the drywall in the hallway. Not big, ...
Michael Jake Higgins
Partnership Agreements - What Would You Do if You Were Me?
BP Friends,I need your help thinking big and wanted to ask for your opinion if you don't mind giving it.
Doubling my cash with a partner(s) allows me to enter bigger multi family home spaces. Why buy small and con...
Elana Greer
Syndications fees and costs in commercial real estate
How are all the upfront fees handled by a syndicator? When a syndicator has a property under contract and investors on hand, I would assume that the upfront fees for the transaction such as inspections, reports and le...
Matt R.
Airbnb and other short-term rentals worsen housing shortage, critics say
Interesting Airbnb LA Times article today; Get this...dudes are finding apartments to rent from Landlords just to do Airbnb and turn it into a regular business for themselves. What category of REI is that?http://touch...
Hud Hudson
Tenant Wants Ex-Wife to Move In
My tenant has asked to move his ex-wife in. She will not qualify as a tenant due to the terms and conditions of my screening and application criteria, primarily because she is unemployed. I have told him that all oc...