All Forum Posts by: Greg Soon

@Greg Soon at the moment I'm afraid not. We still look in the local markets but with how sparse it is we started looking into other states. If anything comes my way I will let you know.

Hi Shane, thanks a lot for the response. Looks the housing market is really tight everywhere.

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@Shane Cloutier

Hi Shane, any northern market for easy renting? Looking to house hacking in New Hampshire.

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This is great thread.

I am thinking to specify in the contract that I will provide internet service and ask the tenant to pay for it. The tenant can change service plan but needs to use my router because I need to set up camera surveillance outside. I will also specify that they can not tamper the surveillance cameras, disconnect it.

How does this sound? Is 5here a better way doing it?

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@Vinh Nguyen

I have used several services:

Tellus (used to be free but no longer, slow)

Cozy.co

Smartmove

Rentprep

Rentspree

Myrental (cheap and fast)

I am not sure if the background checking by any of them is nationwide or just local. I do not think they check SSN ID theft.I may try other service people suggested here.

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Anybody tried TenantCloud and have an opinion?

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@Beau Watson

Have not tried it but will look into it. Thanks for sharing

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@Mark Smith

Which rent manager did you use?

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I tried to use it but there are a few issues bothers me:

1. My applicants submitted background check request through tellus, but the reports did not come to the app until after I asked one by one. I still have people applied two weeks ago and their report is not in. When I used a few months ago I did not encounter this issue.

2. the desktop version can no longer be logged in. I was told they are working on it.

The app seems comprehensive but it is just not fully function. I would rather them charge for screening to get some money to hire some programmers to make it fully function

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Originally posted by @Scott Klingman:

@Greg Soon For non California addresses, you have to message support, and ask them to add the address. At that point they ask for proof of ownership, such as a copy of the deed. Fairly quick process, but not quite seamless.

Quick update on the screening capabilities. So Tellus does screening through another service called Naborly, which itself offers this service for free (not just through Tellus). After potential tenants fill out an application through a provided link, the application and credit/background report is uploaded to your Tellus account. I was impressed with the quality of the report, and the standard application questions. After looking at Naborly's features though, it seems using Naborly itself (not through Tellus), probably provides a better overall experience. However, for a hands off and integrated approach, processing through Tellus works fine.

Thanks Scott. Yes I have to request it one by one and they added them without asking for the proof of ownership.

I have not tried their payment system yet, because it takes time to register the bank for the applicants, and receiving payment. But once an application is approved I intend to use the payment system.

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I just installed it and started using it. Unfortunately it could not recognize any of my house's address. Is this only for CA?

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