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Hello,
I saw a short story of Robert Kiyosaki where he was talking about financial advising personalities. He said that if you are poor you listen to (name I didn't catch). If you are middle class you listen Dave R...
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Good read. And it begs the question, if you're new to the game, how do you prevent professional tenants from moving in and taking advantage of your lack of experience? Indianapolis' worst renter owes thousands, but la...
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Hi,We have a recently empty apartment. We have showed the apartment to so many people. Most love it. But I have yet to have anyone agree to fill out the online Smartmove application. It is a $35 per adult. I’m not qui...
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I have a tenant that qualifies income, credit, and background check wise. However, they currently have another house in their name as they are going through a separation / divorce. Also, there are some higher fixed ...
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Hello Folks,I am a relatively new member here on BP and completed my first new investment property purchase in Pflugerville, Austin (TX). It's a new, 3 bedroom, single family home by D R Horton. It's been 2 weeks and...
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Hey bigger pockets community,
I’m having a bit of a dilemma. I have been searching for a quality tenant since January.
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Hi, I have a couple who applied for one of my units. I have not had the best gut feeling about them from the beginning. After running their applications (background check, credit, etc.) everything has come back satis...
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Hey all! This will be my 1st BP convo. I searched the topic, but most recent that came up was from 2016. How much of a stickler are you about a renter’s credit score these days? Our property is probably in a B or C ne...
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We found out today that one of the tenants on a lease has been accused of manslaughter. His court date is in early Dec, but if he is found guilty, could that cause terms for an eviction?Upon move in, none of the tenan...
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Hi ya'll,My name's Kennex. I'm currently residing in Dallas, TX. I'm a physician (still in training) by background. I learned about BP from reading on a finance/investing blog I frequent. I don't have much background ...