I usually collect by venmo, but I hear they are starting to charge 3% for collecting rent… what’s the best website for automatic rent payments and direct deposits? Does anyone use apartments.com ?

my question: I have a couple of young college kids that are interested in renting the other side of our duplex. They don’t make enough money individually to qualify, so I was given a good idea to have their parents s...

Hello Everyone!What is everyone doing to screen tenants for apartment complexes? Its in Cincinnati Ohio. Anything other than criminal background checks, credit checks, eviction and court records, employment history an...

Alooooooooooooha I self manage. I enjoy doing it, I rent to section 8 tenants and love the kind of cash flow my units produce; I think my favorite part of self-managing is that every time I visit my properties I am re...

Hi everyone,I'm under contract for my first multifamily deal in NJ. My husband and I are planning to live in the first floor while we want to rent out the second one. do you have any tips how to market the property an...

Hello everyone,We all have methods for estimating operating costs when looking at a deal and mine tend to be fairly conservative. After chatting with several other investors recently, I've found many do not account fo...

In the past I have always used Zillow for background checks, most leads came from there and it was easy plus I felt good about them being able to re-use the app for 30 days after they ordered for other landlords.  I f...

We are first time landlords. Our first application came in for our rental, but after taxes their total income is barely 2x the rent, where we require 3x rent. What is the proper way to deny them? Do I have to send an ...

My husband & I have a multi-family that we gutted & renovated 2 years ago. We did not allow pets with our first tenants, because everything was fresh & new. These tenants left the apartment in great condit...

Hey BP,I'm currently showing my first rental property to a prospective tenant. I have decided to charge a $50 Application Fee. Two questions:1) How should I check credit and criminal background (Service or Trusted Web...