First some background: I am screening tenants to rent a room in a house I am living in.tl;dr: Seems that the applicant was rushing when filling out the application and had many errors in the application - not obvious ...

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I just recently came across this great site. I'm very green regarding real estate investing as this is my first property and going through the screening process. I was hoping to get some rec...

Hello allI purchased a single family rental property in Forest Park, GA 2 years ago with 20% down.  Recently I've been looking around on the web and the approximate value of the home has increased by about 10K.  With ...

Title says it all - how much do you, private lender, pay for attorney's to prepare your loan documents (contracts, promissory notes, deed of interest, etc.) and where are you located? 

Ladies and Gents,Its been awhile since I've posted, but plan on contributing more in the near future since I recently acquired a 4 plex. That said, I'm trying to navigate the best software options for my small, but gr...

I've been doing some reading online, and I'm really confused with the whole checkbook writing Solo 401K. I thought I read it somewhere that you can transfer your Roth IRA to a checkbook writing Solo 401K (I don't reme...

Hello BP community! I was given some new advice yesterday that I'm not sure how to take. I spoke to a financial advisor for the first time, and throughout our broad conversation, one of the main points he hit on was m...

I've been reading the forums and a lot of people are doing criminal background checks on prospective tenants. I was wondering what websites people are using to get this information. Thanks

So, here goes it.. I bought my first investment property about a month ago. Its a small duplex located near a hospital and one of our universities its a cute place, but OLD. I put the property on craigslist as it ...

Remember that if you are denying an applicant tenancy based on their background check you must provide them with an Adverse Action Letter.

This also applies if you alter the conditions given to accept tenancy, ie. d...