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Shital Thakkar International Tenant
4 August 2011 | 7 replies

Hi,

International tenant (From UK) is interested in renting my property. He is coming to US for 1 year for comapny related work. His company provides deposit and first month rent... how to screen this tenatn as he do...

Jason Malabute should you take a personal loan to invest in someone else's deal
21 March 2022 | 15 replies

I have heard several people ask if it is good to get a personal or business loan to invest in somebody’s syndication deal. Even if you are investing with a trustworthy syndicator, I will explain why taking a loan to i...

Taylor Wilson How much do you weigh credit history when it comes to screening?
9 July 2023 | 6 replies

Curious how much others weigh credit history when it comes to your screening process? I recently pulled my own report using SmartMove and there were several inconsistencies when it came to the number of credit lines a...

Jay Helms How to convince elderly mom/pop to share verifiable income/expens
24 May 2018 | 5 replies

I’m working with a broker to acquire a mom/pop owned Mobile Home Park (36 pad), sellers are an elderly couple. Had the property under contract for several weeks and one excuse after another (waiting on CPA to get past...

Ra B. Looking for Investment Advice in St. Cloud, MN
14 May 2018 | 1 reply

Hello Friends,Looking to purchase a portfolio of 4 apartments in St. Cloud. All are low-income families but cap rate is 7.50% and cash-on-cash is 10%. It is 40 year old property. The original seller bought it in forec...

Dondi Sanchez What do you use for background checks
3 February 2023 | 14 replies

HelloI would like to know what you use to do your background checks for prospect tenants. Also how much do you charge. Our realtor let us use his background check software and I’m not to happy with it. It’s actually h...

Bogdan Jevtic How do appraisers find owners contact info?
28 July 2019 | 3 replies

How do appraisers find property owner's contact info? Do they receive it from the lender who orders the appraisal or they have to find and verify it themselves through public sources or other sources like LexisNexis? ...

James Conaway Check one or all occupant applicants for a rental?
6 October 2015 | 4 replies

What is the common rental best practice for qualifying multiple occupant applicants that will reside in a single property?By qualifying I mean, asking for an application, running a background/credit check, verify inco...

Jennifer Guertin Accept tenants or not, income requirements
25 February 2021 | 1 reply

Hi everyone, I'm trying to fill a 1BD apartment in May and have a couple that would like to rent. I require monthly incomes to be at least three times the monthly rent. Each person has excellent credit and separately ...

Thomas Gutierrez Any experience with getting a HELOC through figure.com
13 March 2021 | 3 replies

So I’m having trouble with getting a HELOC on a rental property I recently purchased. I have been approved to get one on Figure.com has anyone had any experience using them?