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Ben Kirchner First rental property acquired! - Checklist to fill with tenant
30 November 2016 | 5 replies
You will also want to pull credit and background check (although you can't "blanket discriminate" against someone with a criminal history).(3) This is a very smart question to ask ... and yes, you want to change it over to a summer turnover.
Phil B. FL Board of Realtors scam alert in FL
8 March 2017 | 4 replies
High-tech criminals put a great deal of work and planning into this."
Eric H. Approach to Old felonies not disclosed in prescreening?
14 March 2017 | 8 replies
It's understandable to be skeptical of this applicant since he didn't mention anything about the criminal records.
Terrence Rivers NEWBIE TO WHOLESALING LOOKING FOR MENTOR IN JACKSONVILLE FL
12 June 2017 | 11 replies
—In all criminal cases, contempt cases, and other cases filed pursuant to this chapter, if a party has sold, leased, or let real estate, the title to which was not in the party when it was offered for sale, lease, or letting, or such party has maintained an office bearing signs that real estate is for sale, lease, or rental thereat, or has advertised real estate for sale, lease, or rental, generally, or describing property, the title to which was not in such party at the time, it shall be a presumption that such party was acting or attempting to act as a real estate broker, and the burden of proof shall be upon him or her to show that he or she was not acting or attempting to act as a broker or sales associate.
David Stone Who uses a Project Manager?
15 April 2017 | 5 replies
I would say if you are going the project manager route, then background check them, get references, criminal history, financials, everything you can.  
Jenny Zhang Where to do background check?
30 March 2017 | 3 replies
This means we definitely conduct formal background checks with credit scores and criminal histories but we also factor in their personality, their sincerity, their facebook account activity, and we go through references with a fine tooth comb.
Scott Mac I am Pro Detroit but not ready to invest there yet.
25 August 2022 | 8 replies
Condense the population so to speak into one proper town with new strip malls, and medical service areas---plus figure out what kind of work suits them and bring some of it there.Might be easier to (weed out) the criminals if there were in one city of side by side homes, vs so spread out--and put a new BIG men's prison, women's prison and kids prison in that area too--and get rid of the crime.
Christopher Price Tenant abruptly moved out. Am I being Scammed?
12 November 2017 | 14 replies
This tenant had a 700+ credit score, no criminal background, and had everything in order regarding payments.I collected the deposit and pro-rated 1st months rent and he moved in on the 20th. 
Brian Schmelzlen Commercial Real Estate Book for Beginners?
15 February 2019 | 8 replies
I actually just bought Crushing It yesterday to take advantage of Cyber Monday.
Michelle D. Buying a section 8 tenanted rental - how do I get registered
7 January 2018 | 9 replies
Check the lease, rental application, criminal record, eviction,  ask for how much housing is paying,  normally section 8 does not pay the 100% of the rent,  any security deposit, pet deposit?