Tony Schober
Low income tenants & evictions/felonies
Those that rent to low income tenants:
If I were to institute a policy of no prior evictions and felonies during the screening process, do you think I would eliminate my entire rental base?
What are your standards w...
Arthur Garcia
New guy from NM pursuing a dream
Hello,My name is Art and newly retired from the fire service. I am looking for a new direction in life and to find my 2nd career. My wife and I have always dreamed of purchasing a business in the mountains and livin...
Michael Nolan
Strategy/gameplan for new investor
Hello all! My name is Mike Nolan and am looking for some constructive feedback on my current game plan to get started in the RE investing world. A little background: I am 21 years young and currently living at parents...
Eylan Dilworth
New investor NEED HELP
A little background on me, I have been constantly learning and trying to improve myself for about the last year towards real estate. My ultimate goal is to be a landlord and maybe the occasional house flip. Currently ...
Bao Ma
Hello from the #9 market in the US. Tucson, AZ
Hello everyone!!I just wanted to introduce myself to the BP community! My name is Bao Ma. I joined BP back in October of 2016 and automatically became a PRO member due to all of the benefits and resources that BP ha...
Loren Becker
Collecting a years rent in advance
Hello,I know this is probably a good problem to have, but we have a vacancy in a high end property in Hermosa Beach. The rents is $8700 per month, our recent prospect tenant is asking to pay a full 12 months up front...
Denita Ozenne
1st investment + No hot water + Leaky ceiling = FUN TIMES..
Hey Bp's, Just a little background. Closed on my VERY FIRST deal on 1/4/16. A beautiful, fairly new duplex (built in 2007). We are house hacking one unit and renting the other. Both sides rent for $1275. Price- 170k. ...
Steven Cook
US Citizen Expat living abroad, looking for a REI in the US
Hello All!
I'm totally new to REI and have only just been looking into it for the past 6 days. I've listed to a couple podcasts and have done only about 10-15 hours of online research, so I don't know much. I'm livin...
Ray Hutchinson
Contracting on Rental Properties
Hi everyone I am new to the BP community and REI. When it comes to home renovations for fix and flip or fix and rent would you recommend hiring contractors or doing as much of the renovations yourself if you have the ...
Robert Burns
How important is it to collect Application Fees from prospective Tenant Buyers?
I have not been collecting application fees from prospective tenant buyers and was wondering what the general pros and cons are for this practice. I would think it would "weed" out the tire kickers quickly but wou...