Cory St. Esprit
Is Apartments.com and Zillow the best for screening apps
I have a 2BR, 1 Bath apartment listed for rent. I have it listed on Zillow, Apartments, Facebook, and Craigslist. I know Apartments.com and Zillow does tenant screening, but for those on Facebook and Craigslist, what'...
Nik S.
Wanting to purchase LLC entity that holds the real estate....how?
Hi everyone, I am in contract currently purchasing an apt building. The sale is suppose to be an "entity sale" however I am a bit confused. My intentions are to purchase the LLC entity that holds the real estate in ef...
Todd Schmitz
Being taken to court by tenant who moved out
I am being taken to small claims court by a former tenant. Court date is in September.
Any help and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I have pictures from before he moved in and when he moved out.
I also pr...
Carlos Enriquez
Surprise lien letter from WA utilities on my recent duplex
I live in California and I purchased a duplex in WA State and closed on 7/24/2015. I had a PM already contracted to take over the same day, which he did go over and talk to the two tenants.Last week, on 9/16, 2015, I...
Mark Dreher
Property Management common practice procedures in Cleveland Ohio
My wife and I own several SFR rentals in California that are being managed by a third party property management company. In California, our tenants pay all of their own utilities that are placed in their own names at ...
Jennifer Jackson
Tenant moving out before lease is up
Hi All,
I have a tenant who is moving out about 2 months before her lease is up. She gave 60 days notice so I have plenty of time to find a new tenant.
My Q: Is there any paperwork that needs to be filled out whe...
Jason Griffith
Flat Rate Realtor - Dallas
Does anyone have any experience with a flat rate real estate service? I've gone through all the real estate classes but have been hesitant about getting my license for a number of reasons. However I've seen some inte...
Chris Carrigan
LLC or Umbrella
Having a hard time making the decision on putting a new STR into an LLC or just getting an Umbrella policy. In NC it costs about $450 a year in fees for the LLC (Annual Report and Franchise Fee). I currently pay a C...
Account Closed
Zillow officially enters the house flipping business...
The full story is on Bloomberg.com here: Zillow wants to flip your house should you want to read all the details.For those with TLDR syndrome the gist of it is:Zillow has now joined the ranks of high tech real estate ...
Rob Hakes
Another Spartan Invest Turnkey Case Study
I recently purchased a property from Spartan Invest and wanted to post the details and make it an ongoing case study solely for the benefit of those looking into the company. I really appreciated others doing this as...