I've just had an offer accepted on a short sale. I am doing a conventional loan and whoever had the house before ripped out all of the carpet and left the exposed subfloor. I know I'm going to have to cover it to ge...

I have a tenant who applied for leasing and has about 615 credit. Smartmove screening has recommendation to accept him. When i was reviewing his prior criminal records history, i noticed a case against him (VA Statute...

I imagine the deals are harder to find than residential?How did it go?

Hi, I have prospective tenants that claim to have the husband-and-wife incomes that pay them cash, how would you go about verifying their income?

Hi all!I've got a property rehab where I'm trying to think through how I should proceed with the exit. I plan on holding the property. Here's the context:PP: $650kRehab Cost: $175kLoan Amount: $678,300ARV: $969kI am o...

Where I am located, many of the units fly off the market. Since it is so competitive, my tactic is to submit a lease application prior to showing the client the unit, and in most cases, the client is okay with that. M...

Do age of the rental properties play and role in your decision to purchase them?
Assuming the foundation is still sound.
I am looking at SFH in several neighborhoods. Ages range from 50-100 years old.
Personally I d...

I am trying to help a previous client avoid a healthy capital gains bill on the sale of their primary residence.  Trying not to spell it out to them directly though out of concern of giving tax advice outside of my sc...

Hello everyone, I would like to ask how do you do tenant screening for Midterm Rental? Do you only get the contract? Or do you use the Keycheck (Furnish Finder) And let the tenant pay for the screening? Thank you for ...

Anyone have experience with buying tax sale properties? Here in KC they require a 12 mth challenge period. Title companies won't write title insurance until challenge is over.  So, if I can't get title insurance do I...