Pat Desenberg
Accepting Completed Applications via Email
I'm just finishing up the rehab on my first SFR rental. As it winds down, I'm really trying to streamline my application-to-lease processes. My plan is to give all interested tenants an application at the time of sh...
Frank Houpt
Online Real Estate Courses?
I am looking to start the process of getting my real estate license in Colorado. I want to find a course that is not only going to get me the credit hours I need, but is also going to be the most beneficial. Any ideas?
Marco Pangilinan
Chicago ADU Ordinance
Hi Chicago BPers!Has anyone gone through the kind of new city ADU ordinance? I have a non conforming unit, which is in the pilot zone and meets the criteria needed to make it into an extra unit. Would like to hear oth...
Jonathan Grannick
Residential Lease Review
New landlord here... I want to have a lease reviewed by an attorney for a house in West Atlanta (Fulton). Any recommendations? Also, how many of you had your lease reviewed by an attorney? Think it's overkill and lega...
Account Closed
Where to find Legal California Leases?
I searched online but I only see some for free and that seems a bit sketchy. I thought of talking to an attorney but they are very pricey. I have a draft from the California Association of Realtors but it has the Draf...
Lisa Rechsteiner
Calculating Percentages for expenses
Hi guys we just received our for rent payment! As I am accounting for vacancy, capital expenditures and repairs, I have read to use around 5% for each.I am not sure where the 5% comes from. Is it 5% of the rent?
Tosin Omoba
Need a platform for collecting rent from tenants
Good evening, I am a recent landlord in Dallas Texas. I currently have a tenant in a home I am managing, I have been using Avail and as of recent I don't like the platform, I have noticed that my tenant like to edit t...
Ben Bakhshi
DO NOT USE STATE FARM - PRIVACY BREACH and INCOMPETENCE
TL;DR: State Farm just gave me full access to my uncle's State Farm account without his permission or knowledge. We have no assets in common, except we share names, partially (he is Ben, I go by Benjamin). I can see/e...
David Gellner
Quickbooks Tutorials for Landlords?
Hi everyone,
I've searched biggerpockets and couldn't find many recommendations for tutorials on how to setup quickbooks for rental properties.
Google and YouTube tend to show either short clips or irrelevant info...
Kumar Gaurav
Zillow skewed zestimate
When house hunting my first home I used zestimate as a ballpark estimate in placing offers .Now that I am planning to sell my home I see that zestimate is awfully skewed as other highly similar homes in my neighborhoo...