Tim Johnson
Can I let tenants apply for free then do credit / BG check later?
Rookie question. I'm about to fill my second vacancy and wondering how to get more applicants this time around. I had a bright idea: make it super easy for them to start the application process.Tenants would apply for...
Joshua Ferguson
Becoming a home inspector
Hello all,I’m looking into becoming a home inspector as a way to help raise capital for my investments. I live in Ohio and I work two 18 hour shifts a week so I’d have a lot of available days despite working a full ti...
Sophie Sawyer
$100k income in W2, but $0 on tax return adjusted income
Can I take out mortgage loan given:
I have a stable $100k W2 income from my employer, but opened an LLC this year and am projecting a loss of $200k in the first year. This loss is expected and not a problem. However,...
Bryan Tasumi
Can you buy a house in another state and stay in your old house?
Can you buy a house in another state and stay in your family's house for the time being (until after you qualify for a mortgage)? I am asking this because I do not have a job lined up in Texas (where I am planning to ...
Brent Langlois
QuickBooks for Book Keeping
Tried to find the best place for this post, apologize if I missed it.I'm looking into Quickbooks for bookkeeping for my rental properties. The main choice is between online and desktop software. The online is a monthl...
Aaron Funk
Current Mortgage Rates - Small Multi-Family
Hi All, I'm a newbie to the REI world and I'm interested in starting my investing journey in the small multi-family (2-4 units) universe. My question is around current mortgage rates. The mortgage broker that I've wor...
Leslie A.
Recommendation for Criminal Check only - also would you accept this offense?
Can someone recommend a way to check criminal only? I can check locally online, but this applicant has lived in another state in the past. My rentals are travel trailers, so the applicants I get are not the cream of...
Vanessa Johns
No Applications Coming on a New Rental
My partner and I each owned a home when we moved in together - mine was just getting finished being built. Since we've decided to go the real estate investing route we're live-in flipping his and we were going to rent...
David Moore
Online Free Application
I need some help from the bright minds on this board. I have vacancies infrequently (thank you, Jesus), but I have one now. I'm using FB Mktplace and getting huge demand for my rental unit. Paper applications are o...
Paul D.
Collecting Rent from Tenants
I have this question here as I am trying to figure out how to go about this top:What are the 3 most efficient ways to collect rent? What are 3 ways NOT to go about collecting rent?Thanks!