I typically haven't charged for applications, but I just used an agent who charged $40 per adult.

Then I found this article about a landlord in San Francisco who took 250 applications for one unit at $40 a pop.

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Hi,

After marketing my rental for 2 weeks, the only serious renter who submitted an application with $400 deposit is 4 college students ages from 21-23 years old.

I need to rent it out and cover my mortgage especial...

Is anyone in the Denver area noticing certain bandit signs getting tagged over with a orange sign, "RIP OFF"?  I've seen the bandit signs consistently being put up and consistently tagged over with "RIP OFF". Anyone i...

I got a DVD set that talks about turning your investment properties into special needs housing. The projected numbers sound good (better than typical leases) but like anything, I'm sure there are downsides. Does anyon...

We all had to start somewhere . . . new investors are thirsty for real estate advice and I think we can get a thread going with some fantastic feedback from many different viewpoints. So . . .

What's Your Top Tip for...

If you've got the NAME and ADDRESS, what's the best way to contact the owners. If that helps I'm looking at 6-12 units, independently owned apartments.

Hello BP,I'm an investor from Miami, FL with some buy-and-hold experience locally as well as investing in one syndicated deal (296-Unit Apartment Complex) in Dallas, TX as a limited partner.My goal for 2017 is to buy ...

I’m currently trying to rent out one of my vacant properties. Usually when an applicant calls I get all their information and ask them the 4 basic questions: Is your income 3x the monthly rent?Do you have a clean crim...

What has generated the best response for you?

1. Formal white letter
2. Hand written yellow letter

Thanks