Sarah Buchanan
Prospective tenant with bad credit using parents as cosigners
I listed a townhouse in a very desirable neighborhood outside Portland, OR 1 week ago and have only had 2 serious inquiries. I'm hoping to get it rented out by Sep. The first applicant is a family already living in t...
Baxter Finch
Are There Any Good Real Estate Companies In The Portland Area?
Hey all,I am planning on moving to the Portland/Astoria, Oregon area in about a year and I was wondering if there were any RE companies that are good for a beginner? I really want to move into a duplex/triplex as soon...
Mike Nelson
Where to go for a mailing list????
I've recently used listsource for my first mailing list. I've targeted absintee owners who purshased their properties over 10+ years ago along with some other criteria.
After sending postcards to these owners I went...
Angela Barrere
Number of Bids to Place on Average Before Securing a Property
New to the business, I have read that you have to place a lot of bids in order to snag a good deal. On average, how many bids did you place when you first got started in order to get one accepted... and has that numb...
Account Closed
Silly What if question. Ethics? Greed?
Old blind guy wants to buy a lottery ticket for a dollar (don't ask me how he got there). He is sure his numbers will hit this week. He goes to give the cashier 100 dollar bill and the cashier explains he can't ...
David T.
"Commissions paid net of closing costs"
For the benefit of simplifying matters, lets address the issue on the basis of an average close of $200k per property deal.Between agents fees and buyers closing costs (around $4k) and other stuff tacked on the the cl...
Cindy McHugh
Titles & Back Taxes on Mobile Homes in Georgia
We purchased a 56-lot MHP in Georgia on March 1, 2013. It was bank-owned for 3 years and suffered from neglect. We're trying to get it turned around and have done 11 evictions so far (of 39 occupied lots).
Th...
Griffin Malcolm
Facebook Wholesaler Wants me to Zelle for Property List
Question for the community - I've been reaching out to wholesalers via FB groups, and one guy wants me to Zelle him $20 for a list of 27 motivated sellers. His profile doesn't look particularly concerning, and his gra...
Carol Angelopoulos
Propstream versus PIN5
Does anyone here use Propstream or PIN5If so, which one of the 2 world you recommend for a new investor?
Seth Wilcock
Double Deposit As Compensating Factor?
Hi Everyone, First time (soon-to-be) landlord here. On many of the rental applications I have seen (including the bigger pockets application) I've seen verbiage that states "Compensating Factors can include additional...