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I am finally closing on my first rental property this week. I wanted to seek out advice about leases , security deposits , choosing tenants, etc. The property is in Southington CT and I will be self managing for now....
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I currently am owner-occupying a duplex and renting the other side out. I bought it with a 3.5% down FHA loan. This property doesn't cashflow with me living in it, but it allows me to live very very cheaply. I like ...
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Attention Milwaukee investors!
What is the typical application fees for rental properties in our area?
Have you noticed one specific method of marketing better than another? (I.E. CL vs. Yard Sign)
What services do ...
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Site will only let me add alerts, or modify frequency and manner with which I receive notifications. I'm trying to completely delete a specific alert as the responses it's providing are too broad and not applicable. A...
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Does anyone provide a tenant privacy statement for use of information or anything that has to do with the Privacy Act? I cannot find an example of any property manager or landlord using a document to show the tenant t...
Hi, I am looking for accounting software with some specific features. I don't know if it exists, but would love some feedback - do you know of a solution that does this? If not, how are you managing these issues?1) I ...
Hi all,For those investing in trust deeds or private lending in an LLC structure, do you place an insurance policy on the LLC? I understand taking actions to mitigate piercing the LLC’s corporate veil (e.g., don’t com...
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Hi Everybody,I've been looking for a tenant to fill a vacant property. For one applicant, when I looked up his court history, I saw that he once initiated a negligence lawsuit against a pizza place because he slipped...
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I'm trying to streamline our screening and application process. Typically 50% of our applicants have vouchers or some sort of public assistance and it tends get very time consuming trying to figure out exactly what be...
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Does Citi have a home loan application fee. I called Citi and told them I was interested in a loan, the loan officer talked with me for about 15 minutes, then he checked my wife's credit report, but was unable to chec...