Max Briggs
Which tenant to choose
I recently had a lot of interest in one of my houses during a showing and received a couple of applications from some qualified tenants and I am trying to make the right choice and wanted to get the opinions of the bi...
Jason Bilbrey
Determine most profitable amenities
I watched a video/podcast once that showed a tool/site which allowed you to see what amenities the most offered amenities were in any given market/area ranked from highest to least (like A/C, pool, grill, etc). And it...
Jon Kelly
Tenant background checks & vetting process
Hello, Could somebody refer me to a strong background check resource or vetting process? I own one rental property, which I've had for 6 months. At this point my background checks and vetting process consists of searc...
Allison Meggison
Accurate, up to date skip tracing
What is the best , most accurate skip tracing service that doesn’t require a business entity ? I’ve searched BiggerPockets and the internet for services that can report back to me what my cell phone number is, and I h...
Martingale Kim
Gift tax from foreign parents
my parents in law want to give us $60,000.i know there's a $16,000 gift tax limit. so to qualify this limit, does my parents-in-law need to wire me and my wife respectively 4 times at $15,000 each time?what will be th...
John Jacobus
Shopping for Loans While Avoiding Impact to Personal Credit Score
I'm looking for best practices to employ while shopping for mortgage loans for investment properties (small multi-family and SFR). My standard approach is to pursue 3-4 lenders when applying for a mortgage. I typica...
Benjamin Furney
Does FHA come check on you?
I have any opportunity to go to school in Ohio and add another property to my Ohio portfolio using a FHA Loan. The city I want to use an FHA loan is in columbus and my college is Sanduskyabout 2.5 hours away. So this ...
Mark Smith
Nest Thermostat
I am really interested in the Nest thermostat for my two unit property as I pay the heat, however the property does not have wifi so I wouldn't be able to access it from my phone. Is it worth it to get some sort of wi...
Lauren Hogan
FICO versus VantageScore?
Hi BiggerPockets - This question is for the lenders on the site. I understand the differences between a FICO score and a VantageScore. Which do you prefer loan applicants check prior to applying for a loan? and WHY?! ...
Benjamin Swicegood
Renting my house out to buy another house.
Hi BP question... If I am currently renting out half of my downstairs in my home and thinking about renting the rest of house approx 1400 sq. feet would I be able to use that money to help finance another house. In ot...