n Alabama.. I have a potential tenant and did my due diligence,  ran this potential tenant through rentprep.com for a tenant screening.  Shows credit, ok, shows judgments, payment history and says NO convictions.For k...

Hi BP,Yesterday I finally closed on a my first property, a multifamily.  I was so excited because I think I bought a good deal - cash flows well, bought under the appraised value, most of the units are recently renova...

For all the landlords - I have a word of caution for you. Avoid using online services like Cozy for your deposits and rental payments. They have the ability to withdraw funds as desired by tenant. I found the hard way...

The couple claims to be married and the wife says she's been a SAHM for 10 years but a quick internet search shows them having seperate addresses 2 years ago.  I'm concerned that if the kids are hers, they're really n...

Hello all!Quick question! I am newer than brand new in real estate investing. Actually, I have not even dove in yet. The reason...?My wife and I are trying to secure our personal and permanent residence first (And I a...

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My wife and I are just working on building up some equity. We have a little bit of a suicide-run plan to try to buy a multi-family, and looking for a reality-check if we're going to hard, or perhaps into somet...

Hello All, I'm a new member here at BP and I'm looking to turn my starter home into a rental to help parlay this into additional properties and my next home. I've had the house for 2 years now (hard to believe how fas...

Hey everyone! I'm looking to move to Texas within the next year and house-hack my first property! I'm currently stuck between San Antonio and Austin as my top 2 choices. I'm currently leaning more towards San Antonio ...

Our rental rates are going up significantly by the beginning of April so we have decided to move and find cheaper rentals. We are moving to Colorado at the end of the year. I brought up, to my girlfriend, the thought ...

I'm purchasing a home in a suburb of Cleveland with Hard Money.  My original intention was to flip the property and use the proceeds to help purchase a small multi-family home but am now considering holding the Single...