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Hi everyone!
My name is Joe DeMonte & I live in Orange County, Ca. I am originally from Chicago, Il but moved to sunny SoCal in 2008.
I'm completely new to REI, but have always been interested in investing for qu...
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Good morning BP!Background:I recently bought a property with an existing tenant. I received the tenant's security deposit at closing. However, I did not receive and the tenant does not have any paperwork showing the c...
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Hey there,
Recently we've tried the transunion tool and we have generally found prospective applicants shying away from this online approach.
So maybe you can help me sort this out.
One, when, at what point in the ...
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Hey BP. Have a house we're just about finished rehabbing up Duluth way. I'm all in for around $195,000. ARV back in March when I bought it was around $245,000 but the market's appreciated a ton since then and there's ...
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I purchased a property from homesearch.com with tenants in the property. After settlement I tried convincing previous landlord to vacate the property but no dice. I file "Pay or Quit" notice followed by an unlawful de...
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Hey folks, let me know what you think of this deal:
Property: 4bd/2ba/1891sf. SFH Built in 1914. There are some stains in the dropped ceiling, and there is one corner of the house that has settled resulting in brok...
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I purchased a property last year with a single mobile home on it along with two empty lots beside it. We rehabbed the mobile home and hired a property management company to rent it out and manage it but it is not rent...
Hello BP,First, I been reading around for a while and I love this site! Great people with great information. I'm looking to move from renter to owner. My question is should I buy a two family detached home or buy a si...
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I live in Sanford Florida How do you determine what to charge for a security deposit?Do most landlords collect the last months rent?I’m planning on renting my main residence and new to all of this, you’re help will be...
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I have been working on my house that I am living in with the goal of moving out and turning it into a rental property. I own the home outright from an inheritance. The house was built in 1968 I have recently done some...