Matt Turner
Do these sound like good tenants? First Rental.
I have decided to go with a military family to move into my first rental property. Everything went good with the showing and also looks very good on paper. I have ran the TansUnion Smart Move checks on them and i rec...
Samantha Kincaid
Lower debt or invest?
My husband and I make $180k with ~780 credit scores and no student loans. We are young but have managed to acquire around 20k in CC debt. Should we work to pay this off before investing in multi units or should we jum...
Neil Whitney
Bad Credit Applicant
Hello everyone, I have received a application from a tenant who has bad credit. 574 scoreShe makes extremely good money, 8k per month offshore. Should I make her give a larger deposit?have a cosigner?move on and find ...
Account Closed
Contractor appreciation gift ideas
I'm selling a property that is closing this week and want to send appreciation gifts to the contractors who worked on the house. I did a little experiment on this property and did my first "virtual" rehab". I paid ...
Van Tran
Renter with low credit score
Hi BP pros,
Is it ok to let a renter rent my house if her credit score is 501? I am new and starting my first rental property. Your response is much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Van
Landon Elscott
$0 Down - Bank didn't laugh at me!!!
So, recently my wife and I made an offer on our first income producing property. It was something that we had been wanting to do for a long period of time, but in April of 2013 we had a baby and between medical b...
Daniel Hoghoughi
Your favorite way to find Rental Comps
Hello! Looking for advice on finding Rental Comps! My realtor is able to pull recently “closed” and “active” lease agreements from the MLS which helps. But sometimes I these results don’t really show true Comparab...
Nick Brubaker
Individual roofer with only medical coverage - do I hire or not?
Hello,
I have a rental property (sfh) that needs some roof maintenance. I got a couple recommendations and a couple quotes, both offering the same scope of work and warranty. One is an individual with only personal...
John Whitfield
New to the Scene in NC
My account saying I've been on Biggerpockets for about a year now, but in truth I've been studying Real Estate off and on for a little more than that. It was only in the last 6 months did I realize just how little I k...
Chris Gilbert
Does the "behind on rent" scenario ever end well?
Over the years we have had one eviction and a few situations where the tenant left after falling behind on rent. It looks like we have another eviction in the making with long term tenants. In all of these instances...