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Luka Milicevic Would you take a tenant with a prior eviction
26 February 2019 | 56 replies

Had a tenant apply. Qualified on income and checks every box. Filled out all forms properly, and communicates very well. Has an eviction on record 6.5 years ago. If they applied 6 mo from now it would have not even sh...

Account Closed Late payers, regulars, slow rolling every month
31 December 2018 | 26 replies

Earlier this year we took management of our properties back, so we are now self owned and operated. We have found that many tenants do not take the late fees or notices seriously, many want a payment arrangement each ...

N.A N.A. Banker pulled credit 10 times, Viewing C&S amouts on report.
15 April 2009 | 29 replies

A couple of random questions.

When a new banker pulls your credit, does it actually show the amount in the Checking and Savings accounts? I have a few (old accounts a couple hundred bucks) accounts with zero activity...

Daniel Walker A more conservative path to REI?
23 September 2012 | 28 replies

All,
I'm a young guy who hopes to get started investing in the next couple of years. My mindset (and my wife's) has always been to avoid debt like the plague. This of course creates a conflict when trying to use o...

Jeorgia B. 12 Mos Rent Up Front- Yes or No
23 May 2018 | 45 replies

I began looking for a tenant for my new rental property a few days ago and have received a lot of interest. One of the applicants qualifies in every way (clean background check, good credit score, non-smoker, etc) exc...

AJ Wong How & Where (NOT) to buy a vacation rental on the Oregon Coast - Rules and Permits
12 June 2024 | 14 replies

By sheer force I've learned the hard way where you can, cannot and should consider purchasing a permittable vacation rental on the Oregon Coast. Partially by circumstance, albeit those that I created, I will confident...

Brandon Turner #LifeOfALandlord (with photos!)
6 March 2014 | 26 replies


Here's a close up:

Yep, this is what I did today. Had a water leak coming in on top of the window, where a shingle was broke. So rather than spend 2 hours repairing it in the rain, I just...

Mike McKinzie Fudging the 2% and 50% rule
23 February 2010 | 24 replies

As has been discussed quite heavily on these forums, as investors, we look to 'gross' 2%+ of the purchase price and expect 50% of the rent to pay for all expenses except the financing.

Do any of you 'fudge' on these ...

Chiagozie Fawole Just closed: a 12-unit apartment complex
16 October 2020 | 83 replies

I got interested in real estate last summer and joined BiggerPockets. My goal at the time was to own a 5-unit apartment complex "one day," but it came sooner than I expected. We closed on a 12-unit last Friday!I learn...

Brittney Cain Can a PA landlord ban their tenants guests from visiting them?
10 October 2023 | 34 replies

Do any of you know the law on whether or not landlord can ban guests from visiting their tenants apartment? I recently visited my mother, who rents the apartment, and I got into an argument with another tenant. The te...