Jerry Gurley
On the Phone or In Person
I am curious what the community thinks about negotiating deals over the phone versus an in person visit. I typically deal with vacant houses that have been inherited so when I go see the property I typically do not s...
David S.
Tenant screening and Snapchat
I have a policy of not renting to people who use Snapchat on FB profiles. Is this legal?
Garmeon Y.
Face-to-face interview vs. texting
Hello all,My wife and I bought our first property that we're looking to rent out. We've found a candidate we're likely going to rent to, we've done the background/credit check and my wife's communicated extensively wi...
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Preforeclosures...School me
Pre-foreclosure - The loan is in default and the seller is facing foreclusure. It seems like the bank pays the seller the value of the home minus the owner's equity in the home. So, from an investors perspective, if y...
John Osborne
Is renting to students in college towns over?
Im considering investing in my old college town, Radford, VA, and was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on student housing overall? with students gone from most colleges for over a year thanks to COVID and the r...
Daniel Erdman
Buying Multiple Rentals a Year
Hey Guys,Something that perplexes me after listening to the podcasts and perusing the forums is that someone can purchase multiple, if not tens of properties in a single year. I simply cannot wrap my mind around it. F...
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Acquiring Property from an Owner w/ a Hoarding Disorder
Hey all! I live in a condominium complex above a unit that's owner occupied. The current owner is believed to have a hoarding disorder, which is likely given what I've noticed about the unit and his car since moving i...
Stephen E.
Screening Time
I love BP posts on screening, they help you test your screening skills and it is always interesting what people see and do not see. I am leasing and have an application, so here goes.The applicants are two couples, a ...
Spencer Sutton
Investors, do these things before buying rentals in Birmingham
Recently we had two investors from the west coast come to town. This post is what we can all learn from their visit...maybe a couple of take aways.They’ve bought 12 houses here in town and while it’s been a great lon...
Nick Dunin
So much info, where do I even start?
Hi guys,
Im new to all this. I've been reading these forums the last few days and I think I'm more confused now than before I started. So many acronyms and topics discussed that I have no basic understanding to kno...