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We just purchased our first STR and are trying to learn the ropes. Would anyone be willing to share examples of their welcome/check in emails? Thanks!!
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When you turn on the gas that has been off in a vacant property, are gas leaks a concern? How can you tell if there are any leaks?
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Good day community. My name is Roy Gibbs and I'm in Albany, Ny. I'm a union Sheetmetal worker looking to try something different. I've been reading and watching tons of videos on real estate investing for about six mo...
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I'm headed to Miami for 8 days beginning this Tuesday. I'm curious about moving to Miami, or living their part time. An ideal situation would be a property that I could either house hack or at do short term rentals ou...
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With New York capping the amount that we can charge tenants for a credit/backgroung check at $20, what is everyone using for these reports? So far I've used straight arrow and that info has to be manually input which ...
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Hello all, I am not sure if this is the right place for this question, but I did not see another appropriate forum. Maybe a forum should be added for specific accounting/bookkeeping issues. I pay my bills with my cr...
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When you do a credit check and a criminal background check on prospective tenants, what site do you use and how much do you pay? Thanks in advance,
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I have been doing background checks for a while in ma and no one seems to be coming up with any evictions or criminal background history. I am also dealing with low end rentals which I find this hard to believe. I hea...
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I have a tenant that is going to move out in about three months and I just started advertising the vacancy. How does everyone conduct their credit and background checks on potential renters?
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I am doing tenant screening at the moment. I am curious, what does everyone on here uses for credit and background checks?
Thanks!