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I'm going to start off by saying that we've made a lot of mistakes. My husband bought a house many years ago and had a family member live in the house. A year ago this family member came to us and said that she can no...
I dove into the IRS code today, and I think I have an airtight argument that the de minimis rule applies not only to personal property like refrigerators and computers, but also to materials and supplies used in impro...
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When you know the person won't qualify based on what they told you (credit) and you explain the application/prescreening process explaining this will be an issue, but they want to go ahead and submit an application an...
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Ready to rent and has received a few applications. Nightmare comes when we try to screen criminal /credit /eviction. We tried verticalrent.com and Mysmartmove.com. They both require tenant to fill in information thems...
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what to do if the tenant is not comfortable giving SIN number for a credit and criminal background check?
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Hey everyone, Let me first warn you that this is a long post but I'm sure you'll find it interesting and I hope to hear what you think. If anyone has any questions please post them in this thread. Ill be happy to help...
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Goals and story: Hello, any advice would be welcome. have a business model developing RV/Mobile lots in a rural area to hold for long-term rental income by bringing in utilities (water, power, septic) to platted lots...
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I had a couple come by this weekend to look at one of my rentals. They seemed very nice people, were very respectful. They wanted to fill in an application and went to the ATM to withdraw cash.
The husband called me ...
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I have an applicant interested in one of the flats in my duplex, who has a stable job as an engineer at a large company and makes over 70k a year. However his credit score is quite low (around 550), and it shows he ha...
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Anyone know where I can find a good MS Access Database or CRM software geared towards real estate investors? We need a much more efficient solution to track prospects/contacts, properties, sales, deals, etc. I don't...