We are using Smartmove for our background checks, but after the tenant filled it out we got no answer on "RECOMMENDATIONS" from the smartmove summary...it was just left blank...and it left the Resident Score as NA.  A...

Hello all,  I am in the process of screening potential renters for my property and used Smartmove to do a check on this particular person.  The criminal report came back with 8 hits ....5 of them exact name matches th...

Dear Fellow Landlord, (please share)After 18 months of hard work, our landlord eviction bill is going to be heard, debated, and voted on in Boise next week and YOUR HELP IS NEEDED. This is a bill that says that if a...

I am thinking of becoming a realtor to help facilitate my flip business.Has anyone seen a benefit of in their business becoming a realtor? After I get licensed, am I right in thinking I will have to hang my license wi...

I am in the process of purchasing my 2nd and 3rd properties with conventional financing from the same lender. Originally, I planned to put 20% down on both properties because I thought that it was a REQUIREMENT that i...

“The sky is falling,” says Chicken Little. The sky may not be falling, but, there are signs that experienced real estate flippers would do well to notice. Astute business people know that when something becomes “popul...

Hello,
New first time home buyer here. 
I went for an open house yesterday and ended chatting with a seller's agent for the home I went for open house.
He seems to have good reviews by previous clients and such ( p...

My brothers and I don't have an agent because we wanted to reduce any expenses (i.e. agent commission) we could since we are just starting out. However, the listing agent is claiming that she "will be held responsible...

Hi all. New to this forum and the RE investing world for the most part. I have done a few deals through a developer/friend mostly on the lending side. Most of the money I'm lending is in "2nd position" with this same ...

Hello everyone,I am a long time lurker around here and am happy to finally jump into activity! I am starting to personally join into the real-estate investing game mostly utilizing rental and Fix/Rent strategies. One ...