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Hi BP,
I'm new to investing and I am trying to understand how hard or private money deals work from a contractual standpoint. Are there standard contract templates for these types of agreements? Any books or additi...
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What is the standard approach when renting to an unmarried vs married couple? My thought was that if it's an unmarried couple, they must individually qualify to be a tenant or else their name cannot go on the lease as...
BP,I'm currently screening tenants on my first investment property using TurboTenant. Everything has run smooth and I've had a ton of interest but of course after sending our minimum qualification standards only a cou...
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Hi BP friends,Ok, so I've been under contract with a turn-key property and just had the inspection completed. About 10 things came back and the seller has agreed to fix about half of them... noting that the others are...
How soon do you guys start charging a late fee for late rent? I used a standard lease form that my agent provided and it says rent due on the 1st of each month. Then 3% late fee if more than 10 days late. Is that s...
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First off, thank you to this forum. Through advice given to others and lessons learned, y'all have helped me build a fairly solid list of rules/regulations for my future 4-plex. The issue today is I'm worried about sc...
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I'm about to hire a contractor to rehab my duplex in St. Louis City. He's from Illinois. I'd like to do a little background check to make sure this guy doesn't have a criminal background.
Is there a website like thi...
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Can tenants legally conduct background checks on their landlords? If so, what would be the best way to get a complete and accurate background check on the landlord? I am asking especially since some landlords live in ...
Hi Everyone, Such a nice website! Thank You for people who are behind this!We want to invest in Tampa and Clearwater areas.But we stay in CA. But we found a property managers online who are ready even to purchase a ho...
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Looking through MLS and found this. I'm not interested in the property I just didn't know a bank would fix and flip a property, if that's what this is?Zillow and here it is at HomepathIt's obvious that someone rehabbe...