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Hello fellow Canadians I was wondering if you screen your tenants with credit and criminal record checks. If so, how do you do it or which services do you use?
If you do these checks do you charge an applicat...
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I'd like to solicit the collective wisdom of BP for advice on deciding between two scenarios to invest a small windfall. I have an existing cashflowing duplex with great tenants, and I live w/in earshot of, w a note ...
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My understanding of raising rents in Ontario is a percentage based system that caps how much you are able to raise rents. Does this only apply when you have an existing tenant for the purpose of preventing a landlord ...
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Hi BP community -
I’m closing on my first multi-family at the end of the month. Its my third investment in the last year and I’m hooked in REI thanks to all of your success stories.
Anyway, Its an Alabama duplex a...
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Hi BP, I'm trying to compile a list of worst landlord headaches ever, to use in a direct mail campaign. Whats the worst call you got from a tenant?What has been your biggest pain from owning a rental property?If you a...
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Hey everyone, my name is Jorge Vazquez. I'm a broker in Tampa and have been navigating the real estate waters for over 20 years. Given my time in the field, I wanted to share some insights.
For me, real estate has be...
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Hey BP*Sacramento and Bay Area Market* I recently had a conversation with a buy-n-hold investor about his rental properties. To my surprise, he prefers month to month agreements over a typically stable 6 month or year...
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Greetings BP.
I have been doing a lot of lurking on this site soaking in as much information as I can in the last few months.
I am interested in buying Option to Purchase contracts from motivated sellers then hiring...