Lili Thompson
My House Hack Took 89 Days to Close!
Hello BP!
This is NOT going to be a breakdown of what house hacking is and how to do it. There’s already plenty of information out there and besides, I’m not an expert.
BUT, what I am is a beginner who came acros...
Amelia McGee
Renting out to college students
Hi everyone! I live near a state college and found a fixer upper for sale less than a 10 minute ride from the college. I was wondering if anyone uses their rental property solely for college students. There seems ...
Bei He
Will you rent to this situation?
I have a condo at San Jose. I got an application from an older couple (50s, not married, with a adult high school kid). Would like to get some suggestions/opinion whether I should move forward with them.Pros:- Decent...
Matt Boyle
College Towns
Hello! I was just wondering if anyone targets college towns to invest in? I went to school at the University of Iowa (Go Hawkeyes!) and it seemed like there was a lot of opportunity. The rental scene was out of contro...
Lea Ramirez
How to Get a Loan for a House to Rent Out Rooms When Unemployed with $90k Saved?
Hey everyone,
I’m looking for some advice. I’m currently unemployed but have managed to save up about $90k that I want to use to buy a home. The plan is to live in part of the home and rent out the other rooms to cov...
James Carlson
Lease for student whose parent will pay the rent?
Any advice on renting to a student whose father will pay the rent? I have a furnished property in Denver and just received interest from an attorney in New York, whose son is starting school at UC Denver in the winter...
Ryan L Grinstead
Standards for your tenants. What are your minimums?
What are the minimum standards you set for tenants applying for your rental properties? Obviously following fare housing laws. For my area it is a lower income area. Not the best part of town.
Abby Vuong
Tenants and Guarantor Dilemna
Hi Everyone, I am in need of some major advice. I am starting out with my first rental in Maryland and decided to hire a real estate agent. My realtor has made a couple of errors with the listing and showing process...
Seth Wilcock
Tenant Applicants & Compensating Factors
Hello, I recently received a call from a prospective tenant applicant that sounds like they are hitting all the criteria for my Tenant "wish list" with the exception that their job will be ending a couple months after...
Mary Joe
Lease Guaranty Service, no cost method to increase occupancies
Lease guaranty service, has anyone tried this before?
http://www.insurent.com/slpb_ll.shtml
quote from their website:
" For landlords, the Insurent® Program is a unique no-cost method to increase occupancies, elimi...