Austin Carr
Apartment to 1st Home
I am 28 and still renting and believe I will need to for another year or so before I can buy a house but I just really want to get connected and start networking somewhere with like-minded people. My credit is 650s 6...
Anthony Williams
Using a HELOC to move forward
As a newer BRRRR / Buy-and-Hold investor, I went shopping for HELOCs recently and would like to share some insights gained from this recent experience for other people obtaining their first HELOC. Hopefully, this docu...
Jeff Honnold
Relay bank for investing?
Hello,I am setting up my LLCs this week to start my real estate investing journey and shortly thereafter plan on setting up bank accounts for those LLCs. Was looking into Relay bank after hearing Pace Morby talk it up...
Account Closed
What percentage can I expect to put down?
I’m loooking at purchasing a small multi-family (3 unit) brownstone in Brooklyn for around 1.5 million. I plan on moving into it and renovating and renting the other units out. I am just starting discussions with mort...
Travis Timmons
Tenant Screening - Fraud Indicators
Had a new one pop when screening a tenant today. Credit score is 771, criminal and eviction history are clean. Email correspondence has been normal...no red flags on that front. The credit history report had the follo...
Bill Briscoe
Buying a Foreclosure on credit cards?
I saw an article on it here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/03/16/real-estate-credit-card/#comment-230238and one guy in the comments said he would purchase entire homes via credit cards.So financing the...
Marissa Contreras
Who do you open your business bank accounts with?
I just created my LLCs and I'm wondering who to open my business bank accounts with. Does anyone have any recommendations for the best point system (most reward) with banking with a specific bank? Do you prefer smalle...
Bob H.
How to screen tenants without a hard credit inquiry
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...
Mark Gruetzmacher
Bank Accounts / Checking Accounts
What is the best way to setup up bank accounts for rentals. I have my main personal account. I also have another bank account at a different bank just for closer convenience. I have a 3rd bank that I just opened up...
Michelle Calicchio
Can I run this tenant past you?
First, I apologize in advance for the newbie question. We are working on renting out our first investment home and I have a tenant who is interested in the house. This is my first time through the screening process ...