All Forum Posts by: Mary Smith

It's shocking to hear that there are several unbanked people living in Florida. I think the conclusion you arrived at is probably your best bet @Maria M. Having them snail mail the money orders sounds like the easiest solution. 

I would allow them to buy the playset. I understand what you mean with the increased risk of injuries and liability. However, this is something that they are installing and purchasing, so I honestly don't think it can fall back on you. 

I can't believe that it's been 2 whole years since I joined this wonderful community: 

@Kenny Smith Drain clogs are a pretty common maintenance item we receive and I'm glad you shared this post for all the other landlords out there!

@Noah Bacon Personally, I feel like a journal to help me with goal setting to help improve my everyday productivity would be pretty helpful!

We allow pets because the percentage of renters with pets is pretty high these days. We have a good pet policy in place where we charge a one time, non-refundable pet fee - most landlords usually charge anywhere between $50-$500 for pet fees, which you can use for any damages. You can charge this fee, depending on the amount of risk presented by the pet. Additionally, we charge a small monthly amount for pet rent, where you can charge anywhere from $10-$80 each month. Pet fees (whether one time or monthly rent) are not legal in every state, so I suggest you refer to your state laws as well. Hope this helps!

I recommend that you reach out to an eviction lawyer ASAP and have this guy evicted.

Hey @Katie Williams I've been using Innago for several years now and they have been amazing when it comes to managing my rental properties. It sounds like your tenant repeatedly tried to make payments to you from an account that had insufficient funds. I don't think Innago can be blamed since it is technically your tenants fault. As far as the processing times are concerned, they do take a couple of days to send you your funds. However, they're a free software and provide excellent customer support so I still stand by them.

I feel like both are perfectly acceptable candidates. I recommend you go with the applicant that applied to your property first, since both meet your screening criteria.

@Ashley Glinka We've been using Innago to screen applicants. I find the process very streamlined and it has helped us save a lot of time and money through the years. They use TransUnion for screening, so all screening reports come directly from them. They don't have a way to set a minimum credit score, because TransUnion actually has their own version of a credit score, called a resident score which is specific to tenants. We review each application as they come in and then check to see if they meet our screening criteria before we accept or reject them.