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I just took the plunge and purchased and renovated my first SFH to rent. I have an applicant with a violent criminal offense in the fairly recent past that I want to deny on that basis, and I want to do it legally and...
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Hi all, we bought our home Oct. 2017 and overpaid in NJ (Gotta love taxes baby). It's a mother/daughter, did some work to it and rented out the upstairs (we live downstairs. owner occupied). We have consistently added...
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Hi. After taking all the advice from the forums here, I was able to find my first great tenant. Their lease is up soon and they will not renew, so I have started screening for new tenants.
A group of 3 potential te...
Family sues Airbnb after 19-month-old daughter dies from fentanyl overdose while taking a nap at Miami rental - after previous tenants held cocaine-fueled partyhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...Lydie and Boris Lavenir,...
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I am in the process of screening a potential tenant, he told me he had a felony from 15 years, he offered to explain but I didn't wanna push unless necessary. After doing a background check on him I found out he is re...
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Oakland votes to bar landlords from conducting background checks
Marisa Kendall
PUBLISHED: January 21, 2020 at 1:20 pm | UPDATED: January 22, 2020 at 10:04 am
Categories:Business, California News, Crime & Court...
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Hi! 1st time poster and new follower of biggerpockets thanks to my little brother raving about it all the time. My husband and I are wedding photographers and it has always been our dream to own a venue. We just st...
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There are lots of discussion about having properties in different class area with different quality of tenantsHow to determine which class does a area belong to or the definitions are more subjective to investor?
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As I approach the 1-year point of our lease, I'm toying with the idea of raising rents. Of course, I am concerned that our renters would move out rather than pay the additional rent.
So, I'm curious about what others...
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Hi all! I'm a newbie! I posted in the Newbie forum but figured I'd post here too! I have a few bucks in the bank and after reading several books and getting the "itch" again, I want to invest in real estate. A litt...