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Hi Everyone,Can anyone share their experience managing general contractors remotely? Any tips you could share would be greatly appreciated.I'm Canadian investor looking to BRRRR in Texas so will not be in person. Thanks!
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Hi BP!I thought it would be a cool idea if everyone shared their best tip for managing their rental property. I'll start if off.My best property management tip is charging a 5% late fee when a tenant fails to make th...
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So I am closing on this house in a month. The current tenants have lived there for 7 years, and were paying $750 a month. I originally thought the $1100-1200 a month I would require for rent would have me looking fo...
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What is your experience with Section 8 renters (I’m in Birmingham, AL area)? What kind of screener/application do you use? Do you self manage or use a rental management company? Unsure how payment works with the vouch...
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This is more of a warning than a question.If you are deviating from your lease agreement or normal policies, be sure to put it in writing. A lot of Landlords are letting tenants pay late this month, or maybe for the n...
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I have built a rental portfolio of 7 properties and 6 duplexes over the last 5 years. I have separate HOI insurance on each policy with three different insurance companies. Each policy renews at a different time each...
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Hi BP-- hoping for help again!I am trying to save time and energy (and get rid of our PO Box that I had to have :)) by getting tenants to pay online or automatically.Anyone have any tips or tricks?PayPal? Set up throu...
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Good evening Bigger Pockets forum,Earlier today I asked my mentor and friend a big question... I asked if he would invest with me. Permitting I find the right property and the numbers work out what I really asked is i...
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Hey BP Fam,My partners and I are under contract with a Mobile Home Park in the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The park has some vacant lots and an onsite manager that lives rent free. Right now he collects payments in cas...
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Hello everyone, My wife and I are looking to purchase our first rental property in the upstate of South Carolina and are hoping to utilize this opportunity to do a house hack! However, since this is our first time do...