Kay M.
Do you take tenant's personal life into consideration when choosing?
If you are screening tenants and you figure that the tenant might be have a difficult life situation, would you put that into consideration when choosing if the financial side of the screening passes?
On a hunch a...
Susan Thomas
Return of renters security deposit
Under what circumstances do you keep full security deposits? Do you spell out those terms in your lease? Do you tell your renters who have acted according to your lease terms what you expect when they move out ? I’ve ...
Ryan Miller
Questions about starting out with land flipping
Hi everyone - So, I'm new and looking to get into RE investing. I'm intrigued by land flipping for multiple reasons: low $ barrier to entry, overall simplicity (vs dealing with leases and tenants and property manageme...
John Matarazzo
Help on hiring a property manager
Hi all,I am a rookie investor, have been managing my duplex for 1.5 yrs. However, recently have been assigned out of the US for work and I'm not able to keep up with managing it while out of country.Other investors in...
Joy Mendenhall
renting in college towns
Hi everyone:FIrst thank you to all who post and mentor those like myself who are new and ambitious to achieve our financial goals through RI. I was wondering if anyone could provide some insight into college rentals....
Joe Westmoreland
Thinking of partnering up with a contractor to Flip Homes
I am close to completing my first flip, I started out doing all the work, but since I have a full time job and it was taking too long I ended up getting a contractor to help complete it. It looks great. But on to...
Jerome Harrod II
Hey, What do I say? ...
Alright, I have committed one of the worst sins as a new wholesaler. I have deals under contract but no buyers. Interestingly enough, what makes me a special case is that I already have a list of 26 buyers that I coul...
Account Closed
Turnkey properties, what happens after the first year?
I'll try to not be generic and over-generalize, but I keep seeing websites and offers for investing into turnkey managed properties who rent out the properties, where during the first year you're promised 10% to 15% R...
Corey Davis
Is it possible to get " pre approved " with a HML?
I've connected with a broker, a contractor, and buyers in Portland, OR. I have numerous properties lined up and investigated by my broker and contractor, and if I assume I can finance via a HML at terms quite ofte...
Dan Stewart
Airbnb Security Deposits?
So I am confused. So on Airbnb and VRBO I have that we charge a $500 security deposit. When we get a booking on VRBO we receive some sort of statement saying that VRBO is holding $500 for damages or theft. On Airbnb i...