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My wife and I purchased a home last August and set it up for a STR. It did pretty well this summer as far as generating revenue. We had major problems with Airbnb and VRBO not covering damages to the home after m...
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...
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...
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 ...
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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...
Hello everyone,We are doing a refi on 4 identical triplexes. The company hired two appraisers to do the valuations, two triplexes for each appraiser. The triplexes are located in a small, sort of, isolated community s...
I'm attempting to move my i401k from one financial institution to another.
I'll be adopting the 'prototype plan' for the receiving institution. To comply with their demands, I must move the existing funds in...
A very common question that we get asked as our clients get ready to buy a home, is what is the difference between pre-qualification and pre-approval? Are they the same? Is one better that the other?
The truth is the...
Anyone who would like to share the basics of their questions to previous landlords when screening potential tenants? I'm curious what most experienced landlords that do this regularly, have come to find are the be...
When screening tenants, income is at least 3 times the rent (traditionally). Is that 3 times their Gross income or Net income? I assume Net, but being a rookie, I don't want to make any assumptions. Thanks!!