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Satish Vittalam Should I use a Property Management Company?
18 January 2016 | 8 replies
Credit and criminal is cut and dried.
Laith Ali can you come up with $400 in an emergency
24 January 2018 | 152 replies
"It is criminal to not pay your fair share.""
RI N. Turnkey investment value
5 May 2016 | 60 replies
By sticking with these ratios( there are some compensating factors to move those around) we generally have less than 10% default rate.2) The turn key rental/ sell to an investor properties has these attributes-- 1) property is in decent repair (not the Taj Mahal- but decent clean housing), 2) major repairs are done, 3) tenant is screened/underwritten like when we sell on owner financing-- we do criminal background, don't care about credit as long as they paid their last landlord and the one before- or have good reason for not doing so, 4) 12 month lease, 5) sell on 10 or 12 cap (10% or 12% annual ROI) depending on neighborhood.In working class neighborhoods we sell turn keys on 10 cap, in lower income neighborhoods we sell turn keys on 12 cap. 
Sam Leon Commission to an agent to find a renter
20 October 2013 | 9 replies
If it is not listed then the landlord can pay it, say they won't pay it and the renter does (But there is the risk they would rather shop around to find one they don't have to), or often they split it.If the market is weaker the landlords will advertise they will pay 1/2-1 month fee to an agent that brings them a qualified renter (In that case you will have them run the reports for credit and criminal and do all the income verification and provide the info).I have had lousy success listing my places with agents so I now do it myself but will work with agents.
Bruce L. How to handle Renter's Co-Signer
2 January 2014 | 13 replies
Make sure she has the income she says she does, make sure she doesn't have a criminal history or evictions, etc.
Douglas B. Do you run background checks on ALL tenants, or just the one signing the lease?
15 June 2019 | 31 replies
I don't know how you would get criminal background on minors whose arrest is as a juvenile, since I believe that is sealed info.
Bienes Raices What to do now (application problem)
11 March 2010 | 21 replies
What exactly you include is up to you but they get points for all good things (income, references, no criminal record, etc.) and no points for bad things (i.e. not filling out an application correctly, evictions, criminal records, and so on).
Jonathan Sher What do you put the most weight on when screening tenants?
30 August 2011 | 8 replies
We are all after the perfect evidence of a good tenant: Good credit score, secure job with plenty of monthly income, no criminal history etc.
Michael Rossi Is ANYTHING Worth Fighting For?
24 June 2009 | 251 replies
They don't stay in school and they become deadbeats and criminals just like their parents.
Isaiah Suber IVE GOT THE WHOLESALE BLUES
7 February 2014 | 39 replies
@Jon Holdman that is true . however insinuating im a criminal is both unprofessional and confusing . in the state of new jersey "where im conducting business" they are legal on weekends .