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There's a part of me that hopes that in writing this, it will somehow make it much more real - so here goes:My five year plan in action (2014-2018) - what's yours?2014The plan: Fix credit (destroyed from divorce and s...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $198,000
Cash invested: $15,000
Small corner multi-family 2 unit building built in 1960. Has separate heati...
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Hey all,Would love some advice. I'm trying to purchase a residential property that has an existing tenant, which is running an adult family home business from the house, while also living there. It's a large property....
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Hello,Our property manager frustrates me and I’ve been sort of lazy to remove her.1. she traditionally is harder for me to get a prompt answer from. Granted if something is going wrong at property she is more availabl...
Hi guys, I just had an applicant for a rental unit who has owned his own home for the last 3 years and doesn't have any landlord references. Would I just fall back on the credit/background check? If he wasn't paying h...
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As I've mentioned multiple times on the forum, I'm working getting my first rental ready to rent. I just started listing it online a few days ago. I've got a few e-mails and a few calls, but nothing serious yet. To...
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Hi All: I have a prospective tenant who is moving to Port Huron from out of state to start a new job. They (married couple with kids) submitted their application online which is our normal process, paid the applicati...
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OK, here's the scenario.
Found a fantastic deal on a house (for my personal home) priced 55% less by bank than the original purchase price. Now I need to get rid of my current house and/or rent it out before I can ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community!So I'm in the process of vetting tenants for my Baltimore rental. Here's the scenario - military applicant with 6x rent in verifiable income, no evictions, no criminal record, decent cr...
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BACKGROUNDHello! I’m pursuing my first investment property and I’m a bit unsettled after recent events with my Realtor and their team. Any feedback is welcome to try and salvage the excitement and glory of my first mu...