Andrew Lawrence
Rental incentives to tenants
In what situations would you give an incentive to a tenant to occupy your unit? Some suggestions I've heard were if the market was a little soft to include the first month's rent free to get more applicants, etc.Anoth...
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STR Cabins in Sevier Co
Hello everyone,
I have been reading these posts for a while and wanted to introduce myself. I'm in Knoxville, TN and wanting to get into the STR world in the Smoky Mountain area. My husband and I actually put an offe...
Lacy Green
REO property question
Hi everyone! We are cautiously learning everything we can before jumping in on our first deal. We are listening to all of the podcasts we can get our hands on and have listened to multiple audiobooks so far, includi...
Amrit Saboo
Newbie Investor - 2 doors in 2020
I am a newbie investor from NJ. I set my goal in 2020 to have 2 doors. I did achieve the goal, but I took the risk of moving forward with condos instead of SFR or multi-family. With full time W2 job, I wanted to inve...
Paul Farmer
First Purchase at 20 years old!!
After coming back from deployment near the end of 2019, I was so anxious to get into real estate and start my journey to becoming finically free. After watching countless real estate youtube videos ,podcast, reading b...
Noam Birnbaum
How do you screen Section 8 tenants?
Hey folks,I'm starting to make my rental units available for Section 8 tenants.Based on the research I've done, it seems that a standard credit check might not always be appropriate; after all, many Section 8 tenants ...
Carol Hensal
Bad tenant finally left. Deposit refund.
After several months of non-payment, and over $4,000 of lost rent payment, she's finally gone! The unit is a mess and will need at least $1500 in repairs and clean up. We still have $750 of her deposit that will be ...
Chris Seveney
Foreclosure Timeframe Update
Right now, we all are aware foreclosures are and will continue to be delayed. If you have an ongoing FC and are at the point where you are receiving sale dates please feel free to share.Right now:In Maryland in PG cou...
Bret Middlekauff
Do lenders consider income that is not based on a W2
So I am looking for a mortgage. I currently have great credit, plenty of savings, and more than enough regular income to leverage this loan, however half of my income is from a 1099. I spoke with a lender and they wou...
Sarah Lorenz
Are any lenders timely anymore?
I've taken out three mortgages in the past two years, and all three have had terrible delays and poor customer service. One was with a national bank, one was with a local bank, and one was with a national mortgage com...