All Forum Posts by: Mila F.

Cute unit, but photos don't do justice. Highly recommend to use professional photos, makes big difference. Probably the best approach is to take off the market and re-list in a few days with new photos. Will look like a new listing. Good luck!

@Nilusha Jayasinghe I agree their website is in a desperate need of a facelift! In my case, I always tell prospective tenants ahead of time to expect an email from this site, and so far (knocking on wood) no one complained. Good luck!

@Nilusha Jayasinghe you are correct, most popular services provide algorithm-generated resident score and not the actual credit score. I did a bit of research a while back and followed recommendation from someone on BP to use tenantbackgroundsearch com. They still provide the actual credit score, and so far I've been fairly happy with them. However, I did notice that their criminal reports occasionally miss information.  

@Collin Hays that's a 5-star response!

Wouldn't existing rentals/ownership be grandfathered in? Oftentimes that's the case when HOAs implement rental restrictions. 

I do require tenants to have renters insurance and add me as Additional Interest. In terms of coverage, our only requirement is a $300,000 liability, per my insurance agent instructions. The rest is up to them. Once we also requested to add a dog bite coverage of $500,000 for a german shepherd, also following our insurance agent's guidance. Our tenants never object to any of this.

Asking this after having searched Biggerpockets for an answer.

Would you deduct for scrapes and chips on a new concrete driveway? This is just a cosmetic issue, but it is now permanent. Scratches are more pronounced and deep in person than on the photos. I expect they'll fade over time, but for the turnover, I'm now stuck with this look.  

We replaced this section just last year due to plumbing repairs, the rest of the driveway is only 3 years old.  To make things more complicated, there was already some cosmetic damage on this driveway from my contractor accidentally running a pressurewasher on the curing concrete and leaving spinning brush circles in one corner. 

The property is in GA, A-/B+ class with premium rents for this area. Tenants were good, rented only for 1.5 years (bought a house). 

TIA for your input!

You get a trophy on this one, I don't think anyone can beat your zoo!

Regarding petscreening for no-pet properties - I can't comment, since all my rentals are animal-friendly (for extra fee and rent).  In my case, as I described earlier, everyone has to register with petscreening, pet owners or not. 

 My understanding is that if you require ALL applicants to go through petscreening, regardless if they own any animals or not, then this becomes a part of your screening process like running a credit check. In this case ESA owners are not singled out and go through petscreening like all other applicants.