Johnny Hastings
Rental Arbitrage in LA
Hi all,
I've been diving deeper and deeper into the rental arbitrage investment strategy. I constantly come across the permitting process needed in most cities in LA. I currently reside in Venice, CA, and work in t...
Leon Lee
Strategy for high-end condo rental
Hi, BPersCurrently I am living in a 2bed/2ba/1300 sqft luxury Condo and I have a roommate who is living in the guest bedroom. Now, I want to move to a SFH and rent out my master bath. The Zillow rental market value fo...
Leigh Corcoran
What utility’s do landlords pay for in Cincinnati rentals
I’m looking at a duplex in Cincinnati & crunching some number . What utilities am I responsible for ?
Jasmine Benford
Shopping Around for A Lender - Any BEST ways to do this?
Hello there!So here I am, newbie, going on my third month of BP, eager to get out and invest. After trying to connect with a lender, I hit a snag. No response after several emails and phone calls were exchanged. Not s...
Jennifer Cornforth
How long do I need to wait between loan applications?
Hi there,I'm new to this forum. My husband and I just bought and started renting out our second property (besides our home) and I'd like to buy one more property this year. But the thing is that although we own all ou...
Jeff Phillips
HomeAway / Airbnb Reservation Question
We just went live with our first short term rental. I know great timing. We have had 3 people send requests for booking on HomeAway in the first 2 weeks of being live. Of the ones we have received, one was for 29 d...
Kevin Duong
Marketing for rent by the room - house hacking
Hi community,I'm developing marketing (primarily to immerse myself in planning and get me thinking about things) and would like to hear about your experience with this house hacking.For my marketing plan overview:Mark...
Justin Pumpr
Tenant screening email
Hi all,I've recently posted my ad online to which I'm getting a lot of interest. However, when I send out my screening response I'm seeing a huge fall off.The process is: Receive an inquiry via Trulia, Zillow, Craigsl...
Mark Beekman
2 quick Fico questions
Does checking your own Fico score (like on myfico.com) count as an inquiry on your report? I checked it today and I want to check it once more this summer or Fall.
I have 1 unpaid collection that I was unaware of unt...
Tim Johnson
Background Checks
Hi BP! I'm looking for a better option for back ground checks. We currently use Buildium and use their $15 tenant screening. We enter the information, the tenant gets an email, approves the application, and then we...