Blake Thompson
Submitting lowball offers without offending the agent.
With the current COVID-19 state of things, I have been running my numbers with low-ball offers (trying 80/20 ARV). When the time comes to submit the offer to a real estate agent, they have strongly discouraged the off...
Brandon Jackson
Dodged a bullet: Sex offender next door
I have been working on acquiring properties in my area to fix and flip. I came across a really sweet deal. 3 Bed 2 bath, 2014 sq feet, fenced yard, 2 car garage, etc. It was a foreclosure going for about 24,900 i...
Kurt K.
Sex offender in rental unit in Indiana
Hi BPers,I have inherited a four-plex and come to find out one of the renters is a sex offender. He lives there with his wife. I have met them and they seem like nice people. Their lease expires in October this year a...
Mindy Jensen
Known Sex Offender Liability - Are Landlords Responsible?
I've seen a couple of sex offender threads recently, and saw several people mention that a landlord can be responsible if they knowingly rent to someone and they re-offend.Attorneys of BiggerPockets, is this true?
George P.
Buying a property with registered sex offender
What are the implications of buying a property with a registered sex offender living in it?
I guess it'd be in LL's best interests to have the property delivered vacant for closing? Can a current lease protect the te...
Tommy Martinez
Serious Question! Not ment to offend anyone!
Hello,So I'm still very much a newbie and this is probably a newbie question. I don't mean to offend anyone but I figured I'd atleast ask Why do Guru's or the Experienced Investors waste there time with Investor clubs...
Will Peters
Presenting Low Offers Without Offending a Seller
Hey BiggerPockets, I recently received a call from a recipient of my direct mail campaign about an off market property and have put myself in position to make an offer. I asked him the lowest price he is willing to ta...
Tucker McCarthy
Thoughts on registered sex offenders living nearby?
Hi everyone, new to BiggerPockets and looking to close my first deal! I'm submitting an offer on a duplex and my real estate agent just told me that it would be wise for me to check the sex offenders list. Long story ...
Julie Williams
How close is too close to a registered sex offender?
I am going on a short car trip to look at a number of properties, mostly multi-families. To my dismay, several of the properties are within a few doors of a registered sex offender. Some are pedophiles, others did vio...
Randy Gross
Has anyone sought out people on parole/probation as renters?
i just purchased my first 2 investment homes both 3br 2ba avg. 1400sq ft each.
I'm thinking about contacting the state probation office to find my renters as i will look for an older first time offender.
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