What's the best and easiest way to run a background check when you are not local in the city you are working in?
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Hello BP!Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are! I wanted to ask my fellow landlords and/or property managers if there are any type of Tenant Grading system to use when screen prospective tenant?I’m working o...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $124,000
Cash invested: $3,500
Sale price: $313,000
Bought as a primary residence, then moved into our vacation...
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Especially like to hear from investors ....
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We have tenants who are asking to bring a relative to live with them that has a criminal history. The relative is moving states trying to change their life. What should we do? If we allow them to stay there, is there ...
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I am looking to purchase a duplex as our first rental property. One of the units is currently rented by an 80 year old woman that has lived there almost 40 years. She's currently paying less than half the market rate...
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Everyone in the REI community always seem to have extremely high standards for the tenants they choose - good credit, no criminal history, on time rent, absolutely 0 evictions, etc. I've never met someone that didn't ...
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So after 1.5 years of searching, putting in offers, losing deals after inspections, yesterday I finally closed on my first investment property.
I put together a document of all the lessons I learned that I did not ...
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This can be overkill but how do you make sure the prospective tenant’s teenage children do not have criminal background? Do y’all run criminal background check on the children? If so do you correct the application fee...
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Hi BIgger Pockets,Just wanted to get a little insight as to wether to disclose or not to disclose, who owns our properties to the tenants that are calling us to Rent a property from us. We want to hear what the pros a...