Hello!  Yesterday,  I received an email from a deceased tenant's niece saying he passed away.  He was an elderly man. His extension contracts ends on Jan. 31st 2017.  His niece stated they will vacate the premises by ...

Do you put curtain rods or blinds in a new rental? I have another LTR coming on line soon and I think I’m going to install curtain rods and let the tenant buy or choose curtains.I have blinds in other rentals and they...

I'm a first time home buyer. I've been on bp for about a year. Listening and reading. I'm bidding on this home. The realtor asked me what's my justification for asking 85% of the asking price. He said you could get re...

I am trying to find the best way to make background checks from my PC on potential renters. I see several companies that offer such services online and don't know one from the other (i.e. Intelius, CriminalWatchdog a...

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I have heard some investors mention they try to be present when the appraiser shows up at a home they have recently rehabbed and are selling, to make good with the appraiser and discuss all the impr...

So I just spoke with a guy at an investment company who told me that if I try to put a home under contract without personal financial backing, meaning the ability to personally fund the property I intend to put under ...

I want to collect some input from other investors on the best way to handle the strategy of analysis vs. offers. Here is what I mean. Every single day I get leads sent to my email from my Realtor, Zillow, and Trulia. ...

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Last year I purchased two SFH as rentals and I am looking for more. I sought some advice from a few coworkers whom are knowledgeable in the RE field but were big talkers and word quickly spread about my inves...

I closed on my first rental property in late July and have been working hard to get it ready as a rental unit. I've got an excellent property manager in place, and we already have several rental applications we're re...

Hi! I recently went to a RE conference and there was a company there called Platinum Trust Group (platinumtrustgroup. com) that told us about proprietary irrevocable spendthrift trust.  Basically, they're saying that ...