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Kimberly T. Can "having a job" be part of your tenant screening criteria?
24 March 2014 | 19 replies

Hear me out.

Let's say part of your screening criteria is a minimum of 3x rent as income. In CA and some (all?) other states, you cannot discriminate based on source of income. That means if the prospective...

Christa M. tenant occupied property/tax deed sale
9 December 2017 | 13 replies

So today I found a "NOTICE OF TAX DEED SALE" on my front door.  I rent a tiny 520 sq ft single family house in a horrible neighborhood -I mean the worst, however it's this house is Heaven to me.  After the recession m...

Pete Tarin Class A, B, C or D neighborhood
23 September 2024 | 25 replies

When researching rental properties for potential investment.  How does one determine the class?  Is there an option on Zillow or Realtor?

Davit Gharibyan How bad can it get...
2 March 2023 | 10 replies

Last year I bought a 17 unit deal in a rough part of town. I was in a 1031 exchange period and pulled the trigger bit fast, lets just say.
When you visit the area, it doesn't look bad. The streets are fine, although ...

Val Berechet Is it still a good idea to invest in Tulum, Mexico?
11 December 2024 | 101 replies

My wive and I were in Tulum for the second time in about a month's time and love the whole Riviera Maya. So much so that we are thinking about buying an investment condo in a new development that just blew our mind. T...

Daniel Cuevas New Website
26 May 2016 | 7 replies

Looking for some insight!
I am new to the investing world and I want to look professional to my future clients and build a website. I want to focus on flipping homes and also wholesaling. The thing is, I have not comp...

Anna Catron LOW RENT BACKGROUND CHECKS
25 February 2020 | 8 replies

We have 2 homes that rent between 1400-1600 and we do the full background/eviction/credit checks before they fill out the application.  Do you find that deters lower rent clients?  We're looking at a triplex that woul...

Bridget Pasternak High HOAs to bring complex back to standards
29 February 2020 | 1 reply

Hi all. Working through analyzing some properties for my first deal. A few properties have caught my eye. They are condos close to the hospital and major commercial area. The situation is that after the crash, a lo...

Brian W. A few questions regarding water, flowers, and marijuana
28 May 2013 | 4 replies

Should I tell tenants that it behooves them to notify me of a water leak immediately as it costs them money too? From what I've experienced and observed, water is the biggest source of damage to a home. I would like...

Luke Carl Self managing? Download TAKL and thank me later.
15 February 2019 | 12 replies

Once again my handyman who has no accountability said “maybe next week” and “it’ll be a month” so I tried to book a TAKL for a small job. I got a provider within seconds. They have expanded to my area and this is grea...