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Over the past year, I've acquired two 2-family properties in the NY Hudson Valley area. They were both cash purchases that required some renovation work to get them up to good quality standards, mu...

Hey fellow BPers, what is your approach to screening tenants? What are the most important aspects to a tenant's application to you? Attached I have a tenant screening document I wrote out based on episode 6 of Real Es...

I have hired a management company to screen prospective tenants for my apartments. But I just found out that they do not do credit checks. They said they do criminal record background checks, income verification, evic...

I recently posted a listing for a unit in my 2-family which has had a lot of traction. An overwhelming amount of inquiries flooded through my inbox in the passed week. I tried to narrow it down to only a handful of pe...

After 6 months, 50+ properties analyzed, 10+ property tours, and 2 offers, I am finally under contract to buy my first rental property in Omaha, NE! A 3BR/1BA in Midtown near UNMC and the VA hospital.While I feel like...

I just had what seemed to be a great family of 3 come look at an apartment I'm renting.  When it came time to fill out the application they asked if a Passport number (not from the US) would be Ok as they didnt have a...

Hi, my name is Jeremy. I have been a member of BiggerPockets for a while now but this is my first post. I was born and raised in the East Bay Area. I grew up working in my father's general construction company doing e...

Does anyone have tips for finding tenants for class C and/or Section 8 rentals?Background: I bought two houses last year in a Class C- neighborhood and quickly rented them out.  One to a Section 8 (50% rent covered, h...

Last year I developed a couple of side by side condos, and sold them without much trouble at all. These condos were 1400sq ft with 2 car garages and basements. 2bed 2bath. Building cost was roughly 110/sqft with a gen...