Dane Larsen
A Sold Home and Tenants Won't Move?
Hi all, I've got an interesting scenario that I wanted to throw on the forums. I will be consulting with an attorney, but just curious if any other sellers have had this issue. A property owner has an old lease that e...
Donald J Glidewell
Closing on a rental with Section (8) tenant - thoughts?
A number of properties I look at in St. Petersburg have Section (8) tenants. Common advice is to have the rental vacated before close so you start with your own screening and acceptance of the tenant. If the seller ...
Cassidy Burns
Best Method For Collecting Rent
Hey BP,
Quick Question:
What is the best way to collect rent from tenants? Checks? ACH? Software?
Thanks!
John Reid
Tenants deposits and pets
Hey BP friends, I am going to be the owner of a rental property very soon. With that I will be needing to find renters for my unoccupied space. What is typical of asking a tenant to secure a place, First months rent a...
Henry Salinas
Pro's and Con's on submiting your own offer vs. using an agent
I've been looking and studying deals so the next step is to actually make the offer. Should I submit my offers as the investor or should I always use an agent to submit the offers for me?
How tolerable are ag...
Han Oh
How to accurately make adjustments to comparables to determine ARV
Hello BP,I was looking at some real ways to practice estimating ARV and repair costs and I thought what better way than to find below market priced listings and use them for my analysis. In the process, I stumbled upo...
Wilson Tao
Can I accept the 1 year prepaid rent from tenants?
HI,I am a new landlord and am listing my first house for rental. There is an applicant who is self employed and wanted to pay me 1 year rental in advance to resolve my concerns about his income. Can I accept the prepa...
Rachel Morrow
Newbie investor in the KC area ready to make serious moves
Hey BiggerPockets future (or current!) millionaires, I am new to real estate investing and would love to hear the input of some veterans out there. I have a bit of cash saved up (about 45K), and I work at a blue-colla...
Lee L.
failing, failing miserably
STR in the Mount Snow VT area, I just started this fall, it is a family owned house. We are entering the peak rental season and so far I only have 2 bookings. If I can't increase the bookings enough to cover the expen...
Robert Keeling
Writing to a potential investor
Looking for a shell, or general format and wording of how exactly to ask family or friends or just anyone, to help fund my real estate purchase. Any ideas tips or tricks are helpful, thank you!