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I am a landlord with a few rental properties and I am seeking some advice from other landlords on how they collect rent from their tenants in a timely manner. My lease currently states that rent is due ...
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Hi Everyone
My wife @LizaD and I are just getting started in this fabulous world of real estate investing. We listened to several audio books and decided that REI was what we wanted to do. After months of re...
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I am wondering - I have a tenant who is taking good care of my property but is always 1-3 weeks late on rent, doesn't call to explain (or lies about why), and who I sometimes need to chase down the rent, would you con...
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Good day,I will be researching other posts on this topic as well, but appreciate any help I can get.Tenant texted me last night to say that someone drove their car into my rental property on Saturday night. Would have...
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I'm needing to adjust how I make offers. The posts, blogs and articles on BP have been a great help.
Question is: If I know I can offer up to 80% or so max on a property, how much are you offering for an init...
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Hi all,I am closing on my first investment property in the next few weeks (state of AL for reference) and would love a bit of advice regarding the best way to run the STR business. I am purchasing this property with a...
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Hi all - Any suggestions on platforms/systems to collect rent, manage finances, and potentially find tenants? The first two criteria are most important.I will be self managing 2 single family homes within 10 minutes o...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community, my name is Josh Deno and I have been hiding in the corner for a few months browsing, listening to podcasts, and reading as many real estate books as I can. I am an electrician by trade, a...
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Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice on how to handle a recent request from one of my tenants. Here’s the situation (personal details removed):
The tenant reached out explaining that they’re going through financial d...
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Would someone be willing to send me an editable pdf of the 2023 Chicago residential lease agreement? I am trying to update lease agreements but cannot locate this pdf. I would greatly appreciate.