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Brian Moss Detailed tenant screening
28 January 2022 | 2 replies

Hi, I am new at tenant screening. A friend has been using e-renter screening service for several years. The advantage there is, he gets the tenant(s) to fill out an application form (paper based) which has their SSN, ...

Ben C. S-Corp or LLC for flips?
7 June 2019 | 37 replies

Hello,

What are all my flippers out there using as their entity for flips? S-Corp or an LLC?

Can you list the pro and cons of each for this specific application (flipping)?

I have heard S-Corp you can potentially ...

Tom Majewski Crowd-Sourced Flipping: The House That Social Media Built
18 January 2018 | 3 replies

Thought some of you may find this interesting... A realtor and a contractor in Connecticut have teamed up to flip homes, and are finishing the houses based on crowd-sourced decisions. They present their social media f...

Account Closed USDA Loan Eligibility
14 September 2022 | 3 replies

Hello Everyone,Can someone share details of eligibility criteria for USDA loan (non-citizens) ? 

Vitaliy Merkulov Can I use social media for tenant screening?
27 January 2018 | 12 replies

I see some landlords recommend searching social media about the applicant as part of tenant screening. Is this legal to make a decision based on what is found on social media about applicant? I know some websites like...

Tim Park MFR in Denver/Aurora, CO or San Antonio, TX
8 February 2021 | 3 replies

Hi all,
I'm new to REI and have family in Denver, Aurora, and San Antonio who know the areas relatively well (I myself am in the San Francisco Bay Area). I am looking to get into investing in one or several MFRs in o...

Rosalina Escandon Screening tenants without social - Applycheck
25 May 2023 | 1 reply

My husband and I have been landlords for nearly 10 years and are considering renting our SFH in NJ. There's a family that is interested but they don't have a social security number, only an individual taxpayer identif...

Henrietta Lee Tax pre-payment for rental sold
25 April 2022 | 17 replies

Hi, I sold a rental property that was rented for 16 years in CA this year. The net capital gain was $480,000. Depreciation taken was $100,000. Escrow already withheld CA State tax. I'm retired in FL with $25,000 socia...

Jerry Padilla Foreign Investors in the USA and Getting Approved For Conventional Financing.
9 March 2020 | 11 replies

Here are Guidelines for Getting Approved for Financing. I hope you find this helpful, as I get many questions on Foreign Investors and Getting Approved For Conventional Financing.  NON-U.S. CITIZENS Social Security Nu...

Angela Smith Renting to a non citizen? What do I need to know?
30 July 2018 | 4 replies

Have you rented to a legal immigrant? How about undocumented immigrant?

What is the consequence to a landlord if renting to undocumented?

How do you inquire about this when screening? I don't want to discrim...