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What is, in your opinion, the best tenant screening company online and why?I looked at options like Cozy and MySmartMove. They seem to require the tenant to create an account basically run their own reports. Is there ...
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Did you know that you could use a self-directed IRA in order to purchase real estate? I have spoken to a couple of different companies that specialize in this. Before I start referring clients to them I wanted to k...
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Hi everyone. With my past rental properties I never created a DBA nor an LLC and thankfully everything worked out fine. Fast forward to today, I currently have 3 properties and I will be inheriting 10 additional ones ...
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Hello,I'm dealing with a unique situation with a tenant at one of my rental properties.I got a call from a federal agent this morning that my tenant had been arrested for a federal gun charge. It sounds like he will b...
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i received a 'Rehabilitation Loan Permit Certification' document required from our Lender to close our 203k streamline loan. We're only doing cosmetic work, but that includes replacing the windows which requires a pe...
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Hi Bigger Pockets -
I'm hoping you can help me out. Recently, a business partner and I finalized our LLC in the state of Minnesota. We structured it in a way that the parent company is a holding company. We have t...
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Texas requires you to hold a realtor license to show and lease properties unless you are doing your own.We are getting to the point in our portfolio that we need to hire help. We have found someone who has been handli...
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Hello from Tampa, FL, friends!I'm brand new to the world of REI (and to this forum), and just wanted to connect with other like-minded individuals who are just starting out. I don't yet have any experience, but I'm fe...
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Current status of residential Austin STR regulations:STRs must continue to be licensed, as the City of Austin will continue to enforce STR regulations[7]. In 2016, the city stopped issuing new non-owner occupied STR l...
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In your opinion, what separates the average millionaire real estate investor from the tycoon real estate investors? What do the tycoons possess that all the others do not?