David Hernandez
Rental Purchased! What’s Next?
Hi! I am very close to closing out on my first rental property. Besides a few tweaks, home is move-in ready. I want to get a “checklist” of what I need to do next in terms of the legal side and paperwork to get this t...
Patrick M.
"For what you pay in rent you could own the house"
I lost some sleep last night. I'm having problems renting my SF. The price is now at 1850 plus utilities. The argument often heard is "well you can own a home for what you're paying in rent." So I wanted to look a...
James Partsch Jr
First Rental - Starting with a good process
My wife and I will be renting out our first property with a goal of occupancy by October 1. We are looking to begin the application process in the next one to two weeks. We plan to leverage the Bigger Pockets Lease ...
Bienes Raices
Ques. about how FICO scores are generated
I recently had a rental applicant who had credit history going back at least five years. There were 18 items in collection, none current. But the Transunion report didn't give a FICO score--it said there wasn't enough...
Lois Ginter
C Class Tenats - Experiences and challenges?
Been having some talks with a friend who managed C and D class properties. This friend's perspective on these tenants is that while most are decent, there are a lot of limitations dealing with them. His take is that...
Mauricio Quintana
Highest and best offer...on a rental property? Is this a thing?
Agents who work with rental clients,We have all heard of bidding wars on home sales. However, does this also happen on rentals? I recently put up a place for rent and the response has been overwhelming. It's price...
Paoola Sefair
Pet Liability Mitigation
Hello BP Community!Happy friday! Hoping you can share your wisdom on the topic of dog/liability. How do you go about:1) Liability mitigation:From a landlords standpoint, i understand there is not much we can do dir...
Lucas Amuchastegui
Screening vs. discrimination
Hi All,I'm working on a new construction, which will be my first rental property. I'm starting to think ahead about the advertising and screening process and had a few questions. Obviously, you can't discriminate agai...
Mariel DeVito
How long do you wait?
So I offered a lease to a potential tenant. We both signed the lease on Saturday. She said she can give me the deposit on Monday. It's Tuesday and still no money or response from the tenant-to-be. Move in date is ...
Kimberly H.
How Quick do you price drop your rental listings?
I list my properties in MLS and also do rental open houses 2x/week. I have a newer rental property that I rented out for the first time last year, in July, got it rented in 2 weeks for $1600. This year, listed it Au...