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Michael Chong CA increasing security deposit from $0
14 March 2018 | 16 replies

Hello All!New to investment properties, recently bought a 8-unit multifamily. There are two tenants with $0 Security Deposit and I have questions on how to collect the full amount equal to the rent. The tenant was a p...

Stephen E. First and last - when?
1 January 2016 | 4 replies

I am leasing a unit at the moment and it causes me to think about leasing practices. I usually ask for first and last month's rent at lease signing, which can be anywhere from a week to a month before move in date. So...

Lee V. Do you charge deposit and first months rent at move in?
30 June 2017 | 6 replies

Hi all,
When someone moves in do you charge deposit plus first months rent? Or just deposit? What other fees should I be charging?

Gurkaran Grewal US Court Rejects DocuSign E-Signatures as method to provide Digit
7 November 2019 | 2 replies

An interesting case rose in the state of California this year regarding a bankruptcy lawyer who utilized DocuSign for many official legal documents. Paul Bains, the lawyer who leveraged DocuSign for bankruptcy petiti...

Roberto Marin PRIVATE LENDER NEGOTIATION
31 March 2014 | 10 replies

Hi BP Nation

Right now I'm structuring my presentation to negotiate with private lenders some of them friends and overseas costumers.

How the process work?

How do I guarantee secure funds during t...

Alejandro Moreno trying to build credit
12 May 2021 | 4 replies

Hey BP fam, i currently have a self loan through my own personal bank to help establish some credit now should i wait till its paid off to get a secured credit or should i get one already and also should i get another...

Kaja Nunez Signing a lease ahead of move in
11 March 2019 | 4 replies

I have a new tenant for my rental property and will be signing the lease with him soon. The move in date is not for another 2 months. My advertisement stated that first and security is due at signing. Is this appropri...

John Michael Use a HELOC just for down payment or purchase in full?
18 March 2023 | 13 replies

Happy Monday all,We are looking to start our first BRRRR and have a HELOC for $195k.  It appears that our choices to purchase our first property are the following:1. Use the HELOC to purchase a property outright in ca...

Murali Jesudoss Security Deposit Account in FL
5 October 2023 | 6 replies

Hello BPers,2021 has been an amazing learning year for me. Started out in Jan got my first property in Mar and end of the year, I have close to 20 properties under 4 different LLCs :-) I moved to FL recently and it al...

Kraig Krueger Deposit and first month's rent one month prior to move in?
30 April 2020 | 8 replies

I'm renting out my second property, and have a qualified tenant that is ready to sign a lease.  They won't be moving in for a month.  Their lease will start in June.  I was planning to collect the security deposit whe...