There is a $35.00 Non refundable background check that the applicant needs to pay to smartmove.Look at the ID of the person when they get to the property,.......and make sure it matches the person.....A quick tip on showing......and setting rental prices.......Do a "soft advertisement on Craigslist with all the info.....but without the actual address.....just the name of the street.....see if you get lots of responses quickly.......if you do......that means you need to take the ad down for a couple days and then re advertise it at a higher price..............I advertise on CL and when the phone rings.....Do NOT ANSWER.............let people leave voicemail .....you want to see if when they leave a message they sound like someone that you may feel comfortable talking with on a daily basis......And DO NOT DO OPEN HOUSES..............What you need to do is when the first person you talk to that you get a good vibe with expresses an interest in seeing the house......you tell them I'm showing it Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 3pm...........then be quiet.....they will pick a time.......and you repeat that process with everyone that calls and make sure it at or around the same time slot as everyone else.....Don't tell them other people will be there also......When they do show up and they see other people there also.....it creates more of a demand for the room :-)   Also...pick a time that is withinn 24 hours of talkin with the person....if you talk with them Monday afternoon....tell them you are showing it tonight at 7 and tommorow at 6.        

Many of us experienced folks on the forums the last couple years have been expressing concern about people being overleveraged and for strategies like the BRRRR method.

Instead, use this as an opportunity to fight the narrative in Portland that landlords are the devil and show empathy, express understanding, and make sure she has what she needs to weather the coming weeks.

You are not required to be the charity to the world, if you can't afford to, and without your express intent to become so.So, as someone who believes in treating people fairly, including myself, it's my opinion that it's okay for you to not take on this tenant's problems in any way. 

I don’t have the real estate investor skins in the wall yet, so I’ll be more measured in expressing my theories. 

@Sam JoshI thank you for taking time out of your day to express your ideas and thoughts.

I'm in the process of using real estate express for the sales person license ...

I spoke with a loan officer my agent recommended and had a number of questions about conventional vs FHA loans, and often I would express that I was looking for an education of what my options were depending on what property came available that I would want to move on.For example, I said I did not know if I wanted to buy a duplex, triplex, or 4-plex, and that it would depend on the relative value I saw.I also asked about USDA loans as I live in a city with a neighboring rural area, and he said he has never done a USDA loan but would get back to me.At this point the conversation shifted. 

Good idea to check with police too, they do not have restrictions about expressing opinions like a realtor might or at least that has been my experience.

I had 1 tenant express that he might have trouble...but he actually ended up paying.