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Mary Ainsworth Tenant has no income but money upfront - too risky?
9 March 2024 | 25 replies

I know people say not to accept tenants if they have no active income, but this is a medium-term tenant who would stay 3 months and they can pay the entire 3 months upfront. In this case, is it a risk to let them stay...

Don Konipol Thoughts on “subject to” deal making
18 April 2024 | 15 replies

There’s a lot of negativity out there concerning the risks (especially to the seller) of subject to deals.  To sum up the risks to the seller; the seller remains liable on a note which is secured by real estate they n...

Douglas B. Do you run background checks on ALL tenants, or just the one signing the lease?
15 June 2019 | 31 replies

(a sub30kclub topic)

I'm thinking about renting a duplex to section 8 tenants. To protect myself, I'm thinking about insisting on running a criminal background check on every person who will be living in the...

Brian O'Neill Unfair Laundry lease with shady company
17 November 2023 | 26 replies

I recently bought a 6-plex and there was a washer and dryer in the building. Nothing about any contract or lease was mentioned by the seller at the time of closing, and admittedly, I didn't ask what the deal was w...

Brandon McLean Airbnb house rules - any ideas?
9 March 2021 | 23 replies

Hello, I'm about to furnish a house and put it on Airbnb...in the podcast about Airbnb, she mentioned her house rules... just wondering if anyone had a good list of house rules they'd like to share, or if we as a grou...

Chris Nwoke Need Advice On First Potential Deal w/ Title Issues
20 June 2012 | 17 replies

After doing some searching, I ran across an ad by a motivated seller. His asking price is $60K for a 3 bedroom house that needs $30K in repairs and has an ARV of $160K. From what I can tell, this sounds like a good ...

Seth Larson VA to Non owner occupied Refi advice
23 January 2016 | 16 replies

Im looking a purchasing a multi family in Kansas City. I spoke to the VA loan office and they said I would likely be approved. Being that VA is Owner occupied for the life of the loan, not one year like many people li...

Christian Wathne How I lost $163,000.....what's your biggest mistake?
22 July 2017 | 33 replies

Hindsight is always 20/20 right?What's the biggest mistake you've made?Mine would be....Early on I didn't understand the power of BRRRR or buy and hold; I thought flipping and quick cash was the way to wealth. My bigg...

Will Kirkendoll tenants wants to pay a couple months in advance?
2 March 2019 | 30 replies

hey BP, I have a quick question. I have a tenant that just started renting this month. everything been fine so far she even paid today. two days before the first. Now she wants to pay a couple months in advance. shoul...

William Devine Start my own mortgage company for mobile home financing?
16 November 2017 | 25 replies

I am about to solidify the purchase of a fairly sizeable mobile home park in Northern Illinois. I'm thinking about the possibility of also starting a separate mortgage business so I could offer financing for those who...