I could really use some cumulative life experience advice this evening! I just used the MySmartMove site for tenant screening and was greeted with a tenant score of "conditional" with a FICO of 468. I have had bo...

Hi there,

I'm am brand new to the BiggerPockets site and love all the information here! Thank you so much! I have a few questions regarding tenant screenings...

1) Does anyone have suggestions on screening for "good...

I’m looking at a strip center in the $500k range. I could sell a few of my duplexes and 1031 into it but I’ve considered just syndicating it to gain some experience on a small deal. It’s a 100% occupied 12 cap deal wi...

If so what are some good sources for financing the paper?

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I had a unit up for rental (a townhome) and received an application from Zillow which showed that she has no criminal history and credit score was good as well. I did all my other due diligence like asking for...

Do you have a landlord horror story?

Share it with us . . .. :shoot:

So I thought I was buying the 1st mortgage here's what happened.2nd Mrg 200K in 2009 - harris bank 1st Mrg 100K in 2007 - harris bank - this is the one that is being foreclosed, but it also has a subordination file.Th...

I just had a consultation with someone who has the following story. Classic example of a prohibited transaction. Sometimes I hear arguments against “checkbook control” that custodian is there to protect your IRA and p...

Looking for feedback from those using Rently, a lockbox/service which allows prospective tenants to let themselves in to view a property. http://use.rently.com/how-rently-works/Seems a little scary to me. Any horror s...

What cities do you all consider the best long term investments? I've had my eyes on western suburbs of Detroit and suburbs of Dallas TX like Fort Worth.