Melissa D.
New to the rental market - need advice how to screen tenants and steps to lease
I have 5 showings this weekend for prospective tenants for a condo I own. I used Zillow Rental Manager to list it. Seems pretty easy to use. But I am reading mixed reviews on Zillow's background check. What is bes...
Taylor Lydon
Newbie from Boston, MA
Hi Everyone,Long time listener/reader, first time forum participator. I am new to the RE investment world, but working on getting started ASAP in the Boston, MA area. My goal is buy and hold multi-family (1-4 units) ...
Pat Pindelski
Can a SBA 7a loan be used for ground up construction of a vacation rental property?
Can a SBA 7a loan be used for ground up construction of a vacation rental property? If not is there something similar that can be?
Jack B.
Screening service without tenant involvement
I'm looking for a new screening service. The one I use now emails the tenants and asks them to to sign up and approve, etc. The system sends them an email and makes them jump through hoops, even though I enter their i...
Rita Medeiros
Checkbook IRA vs Custodian IRA which do you like for real estate?
I am trying to stay out of tax trouble, but at same time prefer a cost effective, somewhat convenient method of real estate acquisition within a self directed IRA, after my Roth conversion. Looking for direction from ...
Tyler Gilpin
Keeping Track of financials on rentals
How do you guys keep track of the financials for your portfolio? Cashflow, how much you have left on mortgage, etc. Lay everything out in Excel or do you use an app?
Alex A.
Becoming a small time lender in Ohio
hi there I live out of state and looking to become a small time lender in Columbus ( loan's lesson 50,000). I live out of state and am not licensed. Im interested as it seems somewhat safe and not large checks. I don'...
Samuel Hailai
Couldn't find property with CC ROI over 1%
Hi all, I am new to rental business, have been listening BiggerPockets podcasts and read "Rental Property Investing" book, I am trying to start rental business, and I am looking property in multiple cities so far I tr...
Kyle Fanene
Anywhere near San Diego that still Cash Flows?
I'm relatively new to REI, so I've got plenty to learn here...
I've been looking into several properties more or less within driving distance of San Diego (including Phoenix, Riverside, etc.) and literally nothing se...
Dean Bergstrom
DSCR, HELOC or traditional loan?
I have a free and clear, rented property I intend to keep for now, but want to get a loan to pay off another property's loan to 1031 it with no mortgage balance. Is the DSCR loan possible in this situation assuming t...