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I am Alex, I'm really interested in getting started with property investing, but am curious as far as where I should start. I've gotten a wide range of advise ranging from its a mess dont do it, to "just buy a 6 flat...
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I have been considering waiving application fee if applicant supplies credit karma report. Has anyone tried this? Am I overlooking some unintended consequence?
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Hello BP Community,My wife and I are first-time out-of-state investors. We recently went under contract and will close soon on our first SFH rental in the Albuquerque area and we are in CA. We are planning on self-man...
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I have a quad that I purchased that has 4 laundry centers in them. All appear to be fine except for onehttps://www.lowes.com/pl/Stacked-laundry-centers-W...I paid a guy to come out last year to fix a slow drain and it...
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Newer landlord and first time turning a unit. Tenant said he had no felonies when I screened over the phone. I ran him through Rentprep and turns out he has a felony for "DELIVERY/MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA" from 1998 whe...
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Does anyone have experience with Section 8 vouchers in Kansas. I have a couple rental properties open, and I have had a lot of requests for these. So far we have stayed away from them, but I'm wanting to learn more in...
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We have a few buildings that we do not manage directly, and the new property managers are managing them for us. Overall, they are doing a pretty good job so far. There have been a few applicants for the handful of vac...
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Well I have been blessed to have the same tenants for almost 5 years now that have been the best. They are now getting ready to purchase a home so now I need go through the screening process again. I am sure things ...
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Hello, I am going to start landlord business in BC.How do you choose your good tenants, and what method do you use for rent collection? Does anyone use background check services and/or online payment (other than e-mai...
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I am trying to rent out my first buy and hold. I have someone that is interested and they had a realtor to contact me. The Realtors commission is half of the deposit amount and she stated she has detailed information,...