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Mak K. Tenant lied and has a dog on first month of lease -Texas
16 January 2025 | 8 replies
You looked past a red flag right at the outset:"When application was made tenant was I am not going to to have my puppy with me so do not need pet fee or application"Total red flag.
Hector Haro Property Management Software for 100+ Doors
28 January 2025 | 2 replies
But I need a portal where I can do the following -Customize the tenant application  ( Cozy does not  allow me to customize)- Have tenant Upload Pay stubs, DL, etc. 
Francis A. California isn’t the only place where insurers are dropping homeowners
25 January 2025 | 9 replies
I spoke with State Farm, but they require plumbing and electrical panel upgrades just to consider reviewing my application.
Guan Hong Guo Income Criteria for Multiple Occupants
15 January 2025 | 10 replies
The first applicant made $4000/month.
John Friendas LLC Mortgage Under Partner Instead of Me
23 January 2025 | 23 replies
You will be asked to disclose this during the application process, and not doing so is concealing a debt and would be fraud. 
Henry Lazerow Two warnings for the Chicago market! Section 8 lawsuits and fake tenants ID's
22 January 2025 | 12 replies
We accept all applications and in the case of section 8 the only real time we don’t is if the numbers don’t make sense with market rent vs HUD standard.  
Roque Miranda Property management tool and application for tenants to pay
26 December 2024 | 6 replies
Personally I use RentRedi (free with BP Pro) for management and Zillow for applications and screening.
Rose White Tenant Background Check
15 January 2025 | 6 replies
Use the top three or four discriminators so applicants can screen themselves.Then you need to have clear screening criteria yourself.
Farnaz Z. How to screen a tenant without a social security number?
13 January 2025 | 4 replies
.: I have an applicant who's going through a rental screening process A.T.M.
Don Konipol Passive Investor Strategies vs Active Investor Strategies
24 January 2025 | 3 replies
Not sure how many PMCs you've had bad experiences with, but we'll take exception to:"Then do a thorough research on tenant applicants (note: leaving this to a PM may be hazardous to your financial health)".BP seems to have more threads about screening mistakes by DIY landlords as opposed to PMCs.Now, if you'd have mentioned Maintenance, you'd get no argument from me:) Even the PMC industry acknowledges maintenance as one of the biggest challenges.Rereading my post, I kinda see how I sounded negative toward PMs.