Thomas Haregot
Little or no cash flow banking on property appreciation
Hi Folks,Very new to the real estate investment world. My wife and I have been looking at some property near downtown Houston for a first investment, where the market seems to be pretty hot. The idea had been to ren...
Nick Brubaker
Asking how long prospects hope to rent?
Hi everyone,Quick question: Is it ok to ask in a rental application how long a prospective tenant expects/plans/hopes to live/rent at the property? While no one can predict the future, their reply would still offer ...
Bhaskar Upadhyayula
Prospective tenants with low credit history
Hello All,I would like your advise on renting a property to prospective tenants with low credit history. I'm trying to rent a SFH in Austin for prospective tenants with low credit history (600 and below). Their income...
Patricia Becker
What PM would you pick in this scinario?
Granted there is a lot of questions I ask Prospective PM's, I have 2 companies that I am considering, leaning more toward company A, but wondered what the community would pick... Both companies are strong with platfor...
Brandon Gamblin
Understanding Real Estate agents better #1
One of my goals, as a wholesaler, is to do the best that I can to understand real estate agents line of work. I'm also trying to find ways to bridge the gap between agents and wholesalers and develop a powerhouse agen...
Mike Welch
Adding a Second Bathroom / Tankless Water Heater
After a seven month search, I've found a fantastic 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath home which I have under contract. This will be my second home. My strategy is long term hold (I never want to sell my properties). I'm very ex...
Sierra Crisp
Las Vegas Handyman runs with $9THOUSAND DOLLARS, threatens more..
This one is a doozy. My boyfriend owns a property in Vegas that when the tenant moved out we decided to renovate. Due to living in California, we didn't want to do this ourselves, so we used a handyman that was recomm...
Jack B.
Screening service without tenant involvement
I'm looking for a new screening service. The one I use now emails the tenants and asks them to to sign up and approve, etc. The system sends them an email and makes them jump through hoops, even though I enter their i...
Paul Doherty
Have some cash - payoff rental or invest it?
I have enough cash to pay off one of my rentals, which would increase my cashflow by about $600 a month (house rents for $1375 and currently cashflows about $400).Question is, would I be better off simply leaving that...
Pino Alu
Advice for investing in 63115 zipcode
I see so many big old homes for sale in the $20,000 to 40,000 range. What advise would you give to a newbie looking to get started? Everyone I talk to says stay away. The zip code I am referring to is 63115. I am ...