James Bell
Free energy conservation?
One of my tenants gave me a form from a non-profit here in the San Francisco Bay area offering free energy conservation measures to low-income tenants. It includes measures such as weatherization, new windows, or a fu...
Elisha Keller
Newbie Quesion #5: Screening Procedure
One of the most important things that I'm learning is how important tenant screening is. That idea leads to my newbie question of the day:
What is your screening process? What are the things you're looking for in a...
Roy Nash
Rental Listings Zillow vs. Facebook vs. Craigslist
I have been using Craigslist forever. A couple of years ago I had a rental and listed on Zillow and Craigslist with somewhat mixed response from each which I attributed to December as being the listing month. So thi...
Austin Rankin
What are my essential needs to be successful?
There is so many software's and "must haves" in the real estate investing world that i do not know where to go to what to do. I need to know if having a CRM software and/or VA/VA's really helps that much. I currently ...
Cooper Tichenor
How to get good loan terms with thin credit history
I graduated college last year and was thinking of buying a rental property (duplex) in my college town that was for sale. I'm able to put down 20% since house prices are much lower in that area, and I calculated ROI t...
David Jesse
Copies of leases after acceptance of offer?
I'm buying my first rental property. It's the first house I'm buying. It's a duplex which has two tenants in it already.The agent says I will get the lease agreements after the seller accepts the offer and if I don't ...
Ludmila M.
Caught potential applicant lying - how do I cancel the showing?
Hi,I'm looking for advice on a proper procedure to cancel showing if I caught a potential applicant lying. I pre-screened the caller over the phone but after checking her FB I found out she lied about pets and smoking...
Nathan Ku
Tenant signed lease and now not moving in or paying rent
Hi - I recently rented a SFH to a tenant. She for some reason doesnt want to move in now. i had to turn other applicants away as I was waiting her to move in and she kept promising I will set up the rent online and wh...
Camden Kelly
First BRRRR deal in Pittsburgh
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $53,000
Cash invested: $36,000
This was my first experience with BRRRR. I secured a line of credit against my prim...
Nader Hachem
Getting preapproved for a rental after purchasing primary
Hey all, I closed on my primary back in June and I’m looking to move into buying my first rental. My credit score is great right now, just opened a credit card earlier this week and I know there’s a 14 period where I ...