Keaton Labby
Renter "between jobs" offers to pay entire year rent up front
Hi Everyone, I have a few tenant applications and one of them is offering to pay the full 12-month lease's rent up front with the security deposit. After the screening process the background check, eviction report, an...
Nadir M.
How Do You Handle Rent Collection & Payouts for Accurate Accounting?
Property managers, how do you collect rent from tenants, keep your management fee, and send the remainder to the owner without it reflecting as if you received the full rental income in your bank account?
Are y...
Andrew Taylor
Need Some Help Setting Up Accounting System
I need some help setting up an accounting system to manage a small flipping operation. I've been in construction for two decades, and I'm used to job costing software, but I'm having a hard time finding something that...
Joshua Dorkin
Bush Proposes Stimulus Package of 1% of GDP - Thoughts
President Bush today proposed an economic stimulus package amounting to 1% of GDP. His ideas included:
Immediate implementation
No Tax Increases
Bolster business and consumer spending
Tax rebate check
No Spending Pr...
Jon K.
Ever get a tenant offering to pay a few months in advance?
Ever get a tenant offering to pay a few months in advance?
Rick Howell
Property Investing for the Long-Term: Rental Properties
Many investors, especially new ones, tend to focus on property rehab so they can sell and move on quickly. They tend to be wary of the “buy and hold” facet of the industry, where rehabbed properties are leased to rent...
Eli N.
Rental Forms, Tenant Screening, Online Payments + Utilities, etc.
Howdy to all the BP folks from Austin, TX! I have a few questions related to Rental Forms, Tenant Screening, Automatic Online Payments (site recommendations and setup), Utility payments, so here they are:1) Can someon...
Eliud Vazquez
Cash out Refinance at a higher interest rate to purchase rentals?
Hello everybody, first time posting here. I don't have anyone to personally discuss this with so I was hoping I could get some guidance through the forum. I currently own one investment property (renting for $1.6k) th...
Alexis Johnson
SoCal House Hack Idea’s with little saved
I am about to finish my internship as a clinical scientist and hopefully pass the ASCP board exam ! I have a little of money left in my bank account and I want to house hack but I am not sure if 15k will get me anywhe...
Stephen Blair
Considering buying an 18 Unit Rental Property on 5 Acres
Hello from Arkansas. Love the forum here and the information.
My wife and I are considering buying an 18 unit rental property on 5 acres. The units are all in good shape and need nothing at the moment. Currently ren...