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Ok, here’s what I’m askingIf you are an active real estate investor, how many properties do you do at least a cursory look at for each property you make an offer on? How many offers for each completed deal?If you are...
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I have some questions regarding tightening up my criteria for selecting prospective tenants, and weeding out potential bad eggs.
Does anybody have any thoughts on hiring a professional to administer a polygraph test...
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I am putting together my first direct mail campaign as I begin my journey into the real estate industry as a buy and hold investor in the Tampa and St. Pete area. I am going to hand write the yellow letters but most i...
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Hey everyone, I recently moved to Dallas a month ago to start my career in wealth management as a client associate, working 40 hr weeks, with an above average salary. I just turned 22 and want to purchase my first ren...
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I have a few campaigns lined up, probate, tax sales, houses that looked neglected etc... that I am going to send each owner a letter inquiring about their property and if they would be interested in selling.
Here i...
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Hello BP community,
I recently listed my home on Airbnb looking for a 30 day minimum rental. Seeing as this is an online platform I want to make sure that I don't approve any stays that are from a scam guest.
Has an...
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Hello All,Was searching online but haven't seen a recent thread/post in a while on this and since these services change often would love to hear what you use when screening tenants. Ideal features:
Credit report (pre...
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As I am trying to figure out my real estate niche, I keep coming back to the discussion of whether I should rent to (or target) college students or families. To help me decide I was hoping to list the pros/ cons of e...
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hi guys, I'm renting out my first property and we have a prospective tenant who has 780 credit score great income and seems like the kind of person I would want to rent to. The only problem is I put on my ads that's I...
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I was impressed with my sales ability when the candidates for renting my property volunteered to pay 12 months in advance.
Then I was scared when my broker said its a BIG red flag cuz they might want to turn the hous...