I am in the beginning stages of my first out of state investments- excited and a little nervous. I submitted 3 offers yesterday ( 1 SFR, 1 Duplex, 1 Qaud). I hope to purchase 2 of the 3. This is the area I grew up in ...

Hi everyone hope all is well, Hypothetical : I received an application from a person that admitted breaking an apartment lease 6 years ago, but since the application doesn't say "no broken leases" on it, he wants his ...

We had a showing at one of our C class properties yesterday, and a propsective tenant came in with a boyfriend. She submitted an application (incomplete, and that in itself is a red flag, short rental and employment h...

Long time listener, suddenly investor...
I’ve been taking care of my uncle and he is about to pass away this week.
I submitted a Quitclaim to the county recorders office, contacted mortgage company to start a loan ass...

$200 non-refundable application fee -- This seems very high to me.  I have noticed since my PM implemented this our days on the market have significantly increased.  Coincidence?  What is the typical application fee i...

Good morning, I'm getting quite a lot of interested applicants. Which makes me wonder how to handle them all. Should I include an application fee? Seems somewhat mean to take 10 application fees and only award the pro...

Hi all,
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...

I hired a real-estate agent that we have worked with in the past to find us tenants. Recently we had an open house where we had a several potential applicants walk through and many seemed interested. One in particular...

Hello everyone - Brand new to landlording, so apologies in advance for the basic questions. I recently secured a tenant for my condo apt. The lease specifies that tenant must notify management and owner of any additio...

A few questions for you seasoned investors:1) Would it be wise to use a management company starting out if estimated cash flow covers it? Or do management companies generally not "take" on 1-5 properties? 2) What are ...