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Hey y'all,What service/website do you use to screen a potential tenant with a background and credit check? How long does it take? What is the fee? I am in the process of renting my first house, and any tips on screeni...
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Finding your contractor is a crucial part of the remodeling process. For cosmetic flips you’ll largely be focused on finding some skilled craftsmen to do painting, repairs, and perhaps some texture. Your more extensiv...
My property in Conroe, TX (near the Houston area) has been vacant for over 2 months now. A month ago the property manager lowered the rents from $1525 to $1475 and is now accepting Section 8 tenants. The property is...
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I’ve decided to use the Tellus property management app for my first property. But wanted to know what your logistics were on how you use the app that makes senseHow do you incorporate the app with rental applications...
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I'm a new investor that is trying to get started with residential properties and Riverside, CA is one of the cities I'm thinking about buying a property in. I visited Riverside a week ago and looked at the neighborhoo...
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Hello. My name is Mr. Toad, and I'm a newbie real estate investor.
hehe sounds like an AA meeting, but with no donuts.
Nice to meet everyone.
Funding for my very first property happened today! I'm excited, nervous, a...
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I was trolling through real estate sites such as Homes.com and Realty Trak. There is so much opportunity out there. Because I'm primarily interested in Michigan I limited my search in that area.
There were loads ...
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Over the past year or so, we have been using GoSection8.com (now AffordableHousing.com) as a source for estimating rental values for units that we were opening to subsidized housing customers. A constant source of irr...
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We own a few rentals already (we've only bought from the MLS), and have been looking to branch out more. We found a property that had been listed for sale and then pulled off the MLS repeatedly for years, with gradua...
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Hello, my name is Sean Blanchard and I currently live in Chalmette, Louisiana. I have lived in the New Orleans area all of my life, and proud to call it home! I am brand new to real estate investing and I am trying t...