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Hi Everyone,
So after countless hours of listening to podcasts, surfing these forums learning from you all, and reading tons of articles/books I am super pumped to finally be closing on my first property in abou...
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Some questions for those of you already involved in this business:
1. How many hours per month do you estimate you spend managing your own property? (example: one 4plex)
2. What percentage of your tenants stay at le...
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Hey BP! Ive had my first rental property up for rent for a week and I'm going through my second application screening. The tennant's background and credit check passes and all minimum requirements are met. He was relo...
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We are currently looking to rent out our single family home starting in June. We had several people come and look at the house and are very interested. I told everyone I was doing first come first serve (if they quali...
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What is the standard approach when renting to an unmarried vs married couple? My thought was that if it's an unmarried couple, they must individually qualify to be a tenant or else their name cannot go on the lease as...
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Last night on the news there was a story about nightmare tenants George Zimmer and Jennifer Zimmer. They have been screwing landlords in Sioux Falls, Florida and possibly Chicago for years. I heard the name and realiz...
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