I have seen this question before in BP, but the answers weren’t satisfying.I screen potential tenants using SmartMove website by transunion. One applicant had been flagged with “invalid SSN”. How would you check that?

Flippers!! I am new to real estate investing and I had a question regarding finding contractors. What is your #1 way to find contractors for a job? I know there is Angie's List and Yelp online, do you have a preferenc...

I have a SFR for rent and realized that an applicant's Credit Report was completely fraudulent!  The applicant's realtor sent over a TransUnion credit report that looked fine to the eye... but when I hit ctrl+A, I saw...

Hello,I have been looking for single-family/multi-family for investment for past few months but having no luck. 1. Does anyone know if buying a lot is a good investment option?  2. Do they appreciate?3. I understand z...

I'm under contract on a turnkey rental property. The inspection report is at the link below. The seller has offered to fix most or all of the issues. This is in a B neighborhood.What to you see as potential red flags?...

I just spent several hours today correcting a few very incorrect tax returns prepared by CPAs who advertise their services here. In one cases this is going to cost the client a substantial amount of money. In the othe...

Don't let your excitement and determination to get a deal funded blind you to the notorious red flags of so called Private Money Lenders. Believe me I know, I've dealt with enough PMLs to see the red flags before they...

I've been looking into bidding on properties at the Pinellas County Florida foreclosure auction. I want to make sure that I'm not surprised by any lien or other mortgages. Pinellas County has their public records acce...

I am interested in a duplex. It has been fully rehabbed. The numbers make sense to me.Now, the seller is saying that it can only be sold cash ... They are cash only because there are not any comps in that area to supp...

I have a prospective tenant who wants the landlord to pay utilities and she's pretty adamant about it. This kind of gives a red flag to me but it brought me to this question. Is it possible to put in the lease the max...