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Hey all, I'm wondering what you all do when given a security deposit. Do you immediately put it in an escrow account or do you just keep it in your personal account? I've heard about landlords that pocket the deposit ...
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Hello, I will recently be purchasing a rental property, and was told that in the state of Minnesota that the security deposits legally need to be put into a separate trust account. However, I can't find any Minnesota ...
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Was just wondering, if many of here would deal with paying interests for security deposits?
In our Florida standard FAR/BAR residential lease contract there is this...
"If Tenant has paid a security dep...
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Looking a at nice muti-family.The good:One 3/2 house with 3.5 year tenets that are month to month right now.Two 1/1 apartments over a 4 stall garage (which is not used by tenets)The bad: after showing but before I pu...
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Hello!I am about to close out on my first rental property and wanted some advice on storing the cash flow every month. Should I open up a separate bank account? Or is there like a certain type of app that you guys use...
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TL/DR - I bought a 3.5 down FHA Duplex, I'll be living in one side and renting out the other. I still need to pay towards the mortgage, but I'm saving money compared to renting. Do folks recommend: 1. Just deposit ren...
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How do you all set up bank accounts for rental properties? I am a new investor here in San Antonio. Own a duplex and a triplex. Bought both of these within the last 6 months. I am working on organizing the rents and ...
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Hi all,I want to manage my investment property myself and wanted to know how to handle taxes. In the past, I have the used a property manager, and gotten a W9, but how should i do it myself ? Do i need to use some sof...
Hello, I am new to real estate investing and currently have my first investment property under contract. I read in the book on Rental Property Investing that I should get a business checking account for income and exp...
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Hi there! Closing on a rental property on Thursday and the settlement statement shows that rents and security deposits are a debit to the seller and a credit to me. I am the agent for the seller as it is my parents, a...