I have been communicating with a "private Lender" who is willing to lend me funds for a particular project.  Having never met him, I'm looking for advise as to how to check him out for legitimacy.  He sent me a copy o...

To those who invest in park based MHs: Do you go through the same screening as a resident tenant would? Another words do you submit your personal ininformation( ie. Social security number, credit info) to park manager...

First time landlord here. We just started advertising our rental 3 weeks ago. $1675/month for a 3 bedroom in Garfield NJ. We've gotten a lot of interest, 30 different groups of visitors, of those 8 applicants...We wan...

My tenant reached out to me this morning stating that she has been the victim of identity theft and her bank account is currently frozen. Rent is due on the 1st and late after the 5th. She requested that I use a por...

Do you guys think that uploading a personal profile image (avatar) should be a pre-requisite for participating on the forums, blog system, properties directory, etc. here at BiggerPockets?

Just curious . . . thoughts?

For those who self manage, I wanted to share a great bank I've been using called Baselane. Baselane is a bank that also has property management software and book keeping capabilities. As a manager of over 20 units, it...

So I recently came across a great property but its a short sale and in speaking with the bank, they dont allow assignments. I know that I can do a double close or purchase in a trust or somthing of that sort, but ...

Hi all,
There's a home I'm interested in renting that I saw on Zillow and reached out to the landlord. She is saying that she needs for me to apply via Zillow (there's a $29 universal credit/background check that can...

Hi all, I need help with using FaceBook for my rentals. I keep hearing some landlords use Facebook to market their vacant units and they are very successful at it. I'd like to try doing this as well. Here's my situati...

I ran a criminal check on a workman  recently hired & found out he is a convicted felon & was in prison until 2011 ( crime-identity theft). Our ad specifically said do not apply if you  cannot pass a criminal...