Hey this is my first post so hello everyone lol I'm from Memphis and am wondering what are my possible financing opinions since I'm in school and have little to no credit. I am very interested in house hacking and am ...

I have a unit becoming available this month in San Pedro, CA and plan to hold an open house for prospective tenants. What do you use to run credit/background checks? Also, any advice on where to obtain a good rental a...

How do you screen your tenants before you rent to them?Do you ever pull their credit?

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Currently have two rental properties. One of which is free and clear, paid off, no mortgage. I want to pull $50,000 in equity out of that home to purchase a third renta...

What factors do you consider when deciding between requiring a new tenant provide "First | Last | 1 month Security" vs. "First | 1 month Security"?

Hello All,
I am looking into purchasing my first investment property in a C+ / B- neighborhood in Richmond, VA. In addition to checking income, employment verification, criminal background and the tenant’s rental hi...

Hello everyone, im kind of walking blind here, and hoping to get some good advice from you all!


I live in Yakima, Wa and pay around 675 for rent, where i live you can get a decent house...

All in Maine Let me start with my latest deal, which is falling apart. Restaurant building for $80k, I was going to get a second mortgage on my 3 unit rental with my current bank to be the downpayment restaurant build...

Hi all,I have an applicant that I'm on the fence with - satisfactory income, good references and low debt.  But she has a balance of 50K of deferred student loans dating to 2002, so I can't decide if this is going to ...

In September I will be 59 1/2 and plan to utilize my 403b for REI. The amount I will have to use after taxes is between 90-100K. My chief desire is to buy ( and hold for at least 5 years) multi-unit house (preferably ...