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George Kopp Tenant Asking for Blinds
13 February 2022 | 42 replies
I'm doing it, I just take offense to the comments suggesting that merely by asking, I'm some sort of slumlord.
David Yee Property Management Basics
8 December 2021 | 7 replies
Our goal is to rent your vacant property as efficiently as possible, which requires us to balance how long a property is vacant, rent amount and tenant quality.Screening ApplicantsPoor screening often results in lost rents, legal & court costs and costly damages.Screening of applicants includes the following:Full credit/eviction/criminal checks are done, instead of score-driven reportsVerification of rental history includes validation of actual property owner to avoid fraudVerification of stability of income & employment via YTD paystubs & W-2(s) (analyzed to confirm not fakes)Income is calculated 3 ways to spot stability anomalies: pay period, YTD average and YTD + W-2 average.Debt-to-income analysis (more accurate than traditional 3x rent requirement)Bank statement to see if NSF issues, if deposits support income, prove MoveIn Funds, also analyzed for unusual transactions.Pet screeningHolding Fee required from approved applicants to make sure they are serious, before your property is marked pending.
Matt Leber Seeking advice for improving returns on my portfolio of 8 units
5 December 2021 | 61 replies
Then marketing starts and this neighborhood gets a lot of lower income folks who don’t qualify due to credit, past criminal history, etc. or they only submit partial paperwork.
Nathan Gesner Would you throw out your tenant's personal belongings?
17 December 2021 | 20 replies
After my eviction, all items on the property were the property of the bank.I was able to remove all I needed, but the sheriff made it very clear that when the bank workers told me to leave, I had to leave or risk going to jail for criminal trespassing.
Chelsea James Looking for a STR Org Chart
6 December 2021 | 8 replies
No offense, but stop finding other **** to do and just go figure out how to make some money.
Ramki D. Property management software
5 December 2021 | 17 replies
With basic subscription, does it provide on line state specific Lease, credit and criminal background checks?
Ron Brady Avoiding Bias. How do other investors do it?
17 December 2021 | 106 replies
If this works for you great, but the black guys I have seen in this business who are "Tearing it up" work heavily on the offense (earning side) vs the CYA side...
Jeff S. All Oregon landlord rules like city of Portland starting 2022.
6 December 2021 | 0 replies
To the extent necessary, I would encourage landlords to procure new forms in order to stay compliant with these new changes.Another huge change found within SB 291 is the requirement of individualized assessments related to criminal denials.
Tiffany Youngren MF/Commercial Phase 2 in Transforming area of Billings, MT
6 December 2021 | 0 replies
The previous landlord took no deposits, and criminal activity was the "norm."
Whitney Tutt Sellers took AC Unit
7 December 2021 | 23 replies
@Whitney Tutt let the sellers know that you will be filing a police report for criminal larceny if you dont have $6k from them to replace the unit within 72 hours.