Sandy Uhlmann
Should I still ask for SSN if I plan to screen using SmartMove or other tenant initiated screening service?
I am using a pretty standard rental application form (Nolo) which asks for SSN. I was wondering if I should still have prospective tenants fill this out if I plan to use tenant initiated screening services such as...
Florina Villarde
Purchasing a town home in the West Suburbs of Chicago
Hi,My fiancé and I are starting out and want to invest in a second property. The first property was my condo, which was rented and bringing a positive cash flow. We decided to purchase an additional property and have ...
Phillip Dixon
Financing Question for first-time investors without a lot of cash to put down!
Hello there!
Quick shot in the dark to anyone with more experience than I do! My wife and I would like to buy a multi-family, but we do not have a bunch of cash to put down! We own our home, about 80k in a 500k loan,...
Zach Kirchoff
Gap Funding/Lines of Credit
New to the community here. Medium sized flipper here out of Minneapolis doing between 40-50 deals per year. Looking for insight into borrowing money to cover down payments and floating capital between renovation draws...
Jon Mason
When to make an Exception for a potential renter
We are showing our first rental property today and have had a lot of really positive responses from potential renters. We had one Hispanic family that came to view the house and they really liked it and have already a...
Malik Javed
Maximizing Tax Savings with Cost Segregation: A 6-Unit Apartment Building Case Study
If you're a real estate investor looking to maximize your tax savings and boost cash flow, cost segregation might be your secret weapon. Here's a case study on a 6-unit apartment building that shows just how much you ...
Bhakti Kshirsagar
Canadian novoice investor looking to invest in US
We are in our late thirties. My husband and I are slowing beginning to explore the REI options. We are from Vancouver and prices are crazy overall compared to few neighbourhoods in US. We have about 30K for a down pay...
Brenda Hedges
Do I really need an accountant?
I've been doing my own tax returns for over 20 years. Last year in addition to my regular real estate transactions as a real estate agent, I bought and flipped a SFR. Normally, I use turbotax business and have found t...
Joshua Nimmo
Midwest REI Start-up Strategy? Military STRs or Traditional MF?
Finally pulling the trigger on my first post! I have been listening to the podcasts and reading every book I can get my hands on, so I will admit that this post is partly to start the clock and give me some accountab...
Destin Naly
I have about 5k-10k to invest, I’m not sure where to start.
I have about 5k-10k to invest, I’m just not sure where to start. At first I was leaning toward SFH rentals but the big numbers just scare me, along with multi-family homes. Also thought about mobile homes, but there j...