The $500 has to be pre paid on one tab so it really complicates things, im not sure we are ready to take on anything like that yet.

She said that there could be multiple months prepaid up front for security, and that she has an "excellent rental and work history" on which I presume she is comfortable sharing details.I would screen any guarantor the same way I would screen someone living in the unit, and I am thinking about a 6-month lease term with some level of prepayment, but not full prepayment to make eviction easier if things went bad.What do you think? 

Closing costs are the sum of loan costs, Buyer's half of title/escrow fees & prepaids for taxes & insurance.

I have about $13K in credit card debit yet the majority of it is between 0%-5.5% interest (these are introductory rates and will go up at some point).

I did have a friend that did get a year prepaid once and that worked out so you never know until they meet in person.

So your monthly expenses (utilities, groceries, etc.) and spending money ($5,000) are withdrawn with said checking account (via debit card/checks). 

Hello Group! I am curious what platforms other landlords are using to collect rent? To date, I have been accepting rent via USPS but as the number of units increase, the process of opening mail and running checks to t...

Also, they might just do auto debit your account.

Which means your w-2 income is the only thing helping you toward debit to income ratio. 

They all offer generally the same features of rent collection for bank-to-bank, credit/debit card payments and quick payouts.