Mindy Jensen
Automatically Eliminating Criminal Records? Not so fast, says HUD
Criminal record? For years, landlords have been able to automatically disqualify any tenant with a criminal record - as they were not a protected class under Fair Housing Laws. Recent recommendations from HUD are call...
Venkat Tarakad
Seller not responding to a pool inspection
We put an offer on the house which has a pool. The offer was accepted. Home inspection was done and the seller agreed to fix few basic things. Septic inspection failed and the seller agreed to fix that. The pool inspe...
Kole Kingslien
Looking where to start, need advise
Hello there, I am writing this post in search of some advise to help get me started in real estate investing. A little about myself and situation. I am 22, and my wife is 20 years old, we have about $20,000 saved up, ...
Tim Kaminski
Update subpar fence?
Hey BP!
Not sure if this is the correct forum but I have my first property which is a B-/C+ area on the rise. More work needed to be done on the exterior so after painting the house, I wanted to replace the current c...
Christopher Giannino
Expenses that a newbies might not expect
I am straight out of college and interested in purchasing my first rental property within the year. I was wondering what expenses do I need to expect? I know some of the more obvious ones such as mortgage, insurance, ...
Yuvaraj Vimawala
Austin local service prices
Hi,I am a local investor in Suburban Austin area. I usually do make ready (paint, carpet, fence, toilets, fixtures etc.) on an acquisition before renting out. I intend to offend no one by this post. I am sure there ar...
Kevin Dickson
Large Dead Tree
I have a 40 foot cottonwood on my lot, but very close to the property line.
It's been dead for a couple years, and is starting to lean a bit toward the neighbor's yard.
The Arborist says he needs a crane to remove it...
Matt Blake
When to go all in & getting spouses commitment?
Quick about us:Canadians I’m 41 .. serial entrepreneur with a myriad of experience, and now full real estate doing “property services” including repairs maintenance, full rennos on our own properties and BRRR when it ...
Mark Ainley
What can make a turnkey offering more attractive?
Hello all,We are a buy and hold investor that operates in and around Chicago. We don't typically sell our properties but we are in a scenario where we have a partner that has a life situation requiring the partner to...
Dale Plant
Tenant Screening
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...