Paul Sandhu
Anyone rent to travelling salesman. Scam?
Had a call last Friday. A lady affiliated with DirecTV wanted to rent a house for herself and 8 other salesman for 2 weeks. They were going to do door-to-door sales in this area. She wanted to pay with a credit car...
Katharine Chartrand
forged check
Someone working on one of my rehabs somehow got a blank check of mine, forged my signature and either gave it to a friend who cashed it for $800, or cashed it with false identification.
It was cashed on Frida...
Mike McGee
Rently?
Looking for feedback from those using Rently, a lockbox/service which allows prospective tenants to let themselves in to view a property. http://use.rently.com/how-rently-works/Seems a little scary to me. Any horror s...
Chris Walters
Collecting Rent through ePayments (Yes or No?)
Hi everyone,What is your opinion about collecting rent through electronic payments? Specifically online debit or credit card payments. Any good or bad stories? Any methods of preventing a tenant who uses a frauded car...
Trevor McCloskey
Self-Showings for Condo
Hello BiggerPockets community,I am trying to get a 3/2.5 condo rented in Phoenix AZ. The property is a new build and has been on the rental market for 3 months now. I've decreased the rent twice and am below other l...
Kate Friedrick
Need a CPA... But where do I start!?
I am finally accepting the fact that I need to file for an extension and work with a CPA. How do I go about vetting one and getting on someone's schedule at this point in time? Any recommendations in the Raleigh, NC, ...
Shane Moss
Accepting credit card payments with my cell phone?
For those that don't know, a new company called square up allows you to take credit card payments using your cell phone and a card reading device that plugs into the headphone jack. There are no monthly fees and no a...
Maria McCreless
Help - Has anyone had their identify stolen?
Hi all. My husband and I recently discovered that our identifies were stolen. We have had several credit cards opened in our names. The cards were maxed out and then tossed. The credit card companies have told us t...
Kwesi Owoo
coin operated washer and dryer
Hi Guys, anyone have experience on changing existing washer and dryer into a coin operated machine? I just took ownership of a 5 unit property in PA and tenants basically use the machines for free. How do i retrofit t...
Heidi Rogers
Warning about Electronic Rent Collection
I haven't seen any negatives mentioned about having tenants drop off rent payments at the bank, but here's something to think about. My uncle set up a Deposit Only account at Wells Fargo authorizing a real estate clie...