Bob H.
How to screen tenants without a hard credit inquiry
For the second time in a row, I have had a potential tenant ask me whether my screening process involves a hard credit inquiry rather than a soft one. Last time, I checked with my screening service, which gives me a s...
Joe Abesamra
Best way to inform neighbors that we hope to subdivide our lot?
Hi All,
I am looking for some insight and experience with informing my neighbors about subdividing a lot my brother and I have been living on for about 3 years now. It located North of Boston and is an oversized lot...
Troy Michaels
how to get make offer on owner finance deal when seller is afraid of due on sale clause
120000 asking price with 40000 down is what seller wants. the 40000 is the payoff on owner note with his bank . ok, how can i work this so that the seller will do the deal without me paying off his note ? he only wa...
Rebecca Styer
Only Tenant on Lease asking if Husband Can Move In After Jail
I just closed on a property yesterday. At closing the seller hands me a letter from a single tenant requesting the landlord give the OK for her husband who is getting out of jail in February to be able to stay there, ...
Marcus Coleman
Is it legal to add a competitor's prices in a marketing plan without their consent?
Would it be illegal to send flyers out to tenants living in an apartment complex and in the flyer show the apartment complexes current prices compared to say... living in a mobile home? Or even an estimate on how much...
Jennifer Rysdam
Adding "guest" addendum?
I have a good tenant, in his 50's, that has his girlfriend staying at his apartment a lot. She passed the background check but doesn't want to be added to the full lease because she has her own apartment lease. Does a...
Jeffrey Butler
Cash Buyer Trying to Steal My Wholesale Deal?
Hi everyone, I have a property under contract in NY state. It's under contract with the seller and under contract with the cash buyer. I am assigning the contract to the cash buyer. The buyer has been delaying the pro...
Daniel Suarez
Renting to a person with a felony
I have a very good applicant that passes all of my qualifications but mentioned that her boyfriend will be with her most of the time but has his own apartment. She told me he has a felony from 20 years ago. I did a ba...
Yang Zheng
Should property management company provide a W9 and copy of ID of tenants to landlord
I received a lot of good advice from my last post. So I figured posting another one. I am in Boston and manage properties for friends:I provide a copy of tenant ID to the landlord and ask the tenant to sign W9 so I ca...
David Thomas Wells
SDIRA and checkbook LLC
My brother and law and I are going to use a combination of both of our IRA’s to begin our real estate journey via a SDIRA in buying a house. One company does not want us to form and LLC, while most other companies se...