Angela Hsieh
Sick tenant with no rent payment
Hi,My tenant didn't pay August and September rent plus water bill from Feb to now.She is a elderly and sick.At beginning of August, I was trying to contact her but her phone didn't accept any income call.I called cond...
Karl B.
Halloween Fun: Anyone Ever Own a Haunted Property?
I may have posted a similar thread around Halloween in years past but only because the paranormal and ghost stories entertain me so much!
So the question must be asked: have any of y'all ever had/have a rental, flip,...
Chris Seveney
Home Payments as % of Median Income
I saw this online the other day. Its percent of home payment to median income which has been skyrocketing over the past few years. I had mentioned in the past 1 of 2 things is going to happen:1. This goes back to the ...
Brian Gibbons
Forbes say Millennials are going to have a tough time...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2014/02/22/how-millennials-can-better-prepare-for-todays-workforce-10-critical-steps/print/
In the spirit of We Buy Houses model, would you hire a millennial?
Ar...
Account Closed
Agree/Disagree re: Tenants -- past performance guarantees future results
I do my own leasing and screen tenants.
Unlike stocks, a tenant's past performance is a guarantee of future results.
(i.e. if there are red flags in their past, there will be red flags in your future if...
Jennifer H.
700 credit score but has 3 judements?? VS 500 credit score and late payments on individual accounts but blames divorce.
Today I was so happy to get a tenant who got a score of 700 and smart move told me to ACCEPT her! I was thinking FINALLY this is over! But then after reviewing her credit closer I saw she has
3 judgements and...
Julie Kern
First Deal: SFR or Student Rental?? - Brainstorming
We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR. But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...
Deb Sala
First, last and security or credit check?
I have a home in a college town where my son resides. He always has a few roommates and generally we look for quiet, brainy kids and have been successful to that end. In the past, his roommates have been military rese...
Shane Jeanfreau
Refinancing 40 unit complex out of a owner finance deal
Negotiating 100% owner finance deal on a 40 unit complex. The place only has 14 units total rented out at this time. Reason being owner is 80 years old and just kind of gave up on it. Anyway I want to refinance out an...
Glenn Espinosa
Serving a notice to vacate: What would you have done?
I bought a quad last month through VA financing. With accordance to VA financing I have to occupy one of the units within 60 days.
The four tenants are all pretty nice people:
Unit 1: Retired military recently divo...