Kimberly T.
Can "having a job" be part of your tenant screening criteria?
Hear me out.
Let's say part of your screening criteria is a minimum of 3x rent as income. In CA and some (all?) other states, you cannot discriminate based on source of income. That means if the prospective...
Justin K
Starting out on my own...
Greetings everyone, great forum! My name is Justin and this is my first post. I'm looking for general advice and I hope you can help me.
I'm 20 y.o., in my second year in college studying engineering and quickly fi...
Cindy Craft
I've got WAY more leads than expected or than I can handle!
I just listed my first property two days ago. Within the first 24hrs we had more than 20 leads. Now, at the 48hr mark, we have well over 50! Am I required to follow up with every lead? We have tried calling each one a...
Mahdi Mike
Pick a city in DFW to buy a rental properties
Between cities below which one you think is better for buying a rental properties and why?1. Irving2. Plano3.. Frisco4.. Richardson5.. Allen6.. Other
Victor Drazen
Tenant unresponsive, rent unpaid, suspect abandonment
Hi all,Just acquired property, already a big problem: one of the tenants is AWOL and I can't get a hold of him. It's 2 days (or 3 days?) before I can serve a pay or quit notice as far as I understand.I've been trying ...
Kathleen McDowell
What are the Pros/Cons of installing Elec Car Charger in an STR?
Hi BP Community - I have a STR in Lake Tahoe and feel the demographic of the area indicates guests from surrounding San Fran area would filter properties and search for those with an Elec Charging. 1. Have people foun...
Brandon G.
On Slavery and Broken Bonds, Perhaps
I am first going to say that this is very difficult to write about. The motivation to compile so much intricate information that is held in a mostly emotional state and convert those feelings into words articulated s...
Matthew Swearingen
Visiting Tulum Mexico
I'm heading to Tulum area at the end of April. I was given some information by an agent from the company called Agency. Anyone heard of them?They have developments in Bacalar, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Puert...
Paulie Moore
Newbie from Olympia, Washington
My name is Paul Moore (Call me Paulie please) and I live in Olympia, Washington state. I am interested in real estate investing and developing as it is what I wish to go for. I currently am unemployed, my age is 18 an...
AJ Romero
Am I Being Punk'd?? PM sends insane estimate for condo make-ready expenses
I own a condo in Southeast Denver that I've had for over 10 years, but have had to rent it out for the last 8. Due to living out of town most of this time we hired out property management to an established manager...