Jared Carpenter
accredited investor process
How does one become an "accredited multi family investor" and what criteria is used to measure this?I am currently in the education phase of my journey, but also realize that I may be in a position to invest into larg...
Tai Bhattad
Alabama Tax Sale: Price Quote Counteroffer Scenario
I’m looking for advice /guidance on countering a price quote I received for a Tax Deed in Mobile, AL to gain ownership of a vacant lot. Scenario (real): price quote came in for $3000 on a tax deed for a vacant lot whe...
Sandy Land
Update on the best Flat Fee Listing Services
I'm looking for opinions on flat fee listing services. The property that I need to sell is in Arizona. TIA, Sandy
Yi Zhao
Tenants complaining about smell of marijuana
Hi BP,
I have a house in College Park, MD. It has a separate upstairs and downstairs unit. The tenants downstairs have complained of marijuana smell from upstairs several times already. At this point, the upstairs te...
Ken D.
Potential tenants that can't speak any English.
Today a family of 6 (3 adults, 2 babies, and a 10 year old) viewed one of my apartments but only the 10 year old could speak English. I tried my best to speak to the adults through the 10 year old but the child strug...
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Make A Commitment
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau
If you’re not prepared to s...
Mark Doty
How do I get past being a newbie??? This is what I did...
Every week, several people start threads asking how to get started or which market they should choose. A year ago, I started asking the same questions and have a brief summary of what I think a new investor should do...
Giovanni Montesclaros
Buying a $50,000 property for $5,000?
Buying a $50,000 property for $5,000... Too good to be true?
I have obtained a list of properties and the amount of property taxes that are over due by the homeowners.These homeowners have not yet lost their prope...
Alina K.
putting a downpayment for a 6 unit multiplex
Hi Everyone,We're in Ontario, Canada and we are looking to invest in our first buy rent and hold project, which is a 6 unit multiplex. The problem, tho, is we have no downpayment!! :-( Some mortgage agents told us th...
Jon Klaus
Do you take application fees?
I typically haven't charged for applications, but I just used an agent who charged $40 per adult.
Then I found this article about a landlord in San Francisco who took 250 applications for one unit at $40 a pop.
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