An individual, two or more persons related by blood or marriage, a group of two or more disabled residents protected under the Federal Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988, adult family homes as defined under Washington State law, or a group living arrangement where six or fewer residents receive supportive services such as counseling, foster care, or medical supervision at the dwelling unit by resident or non-resident staff.

Strong tenant screening led to a GREAT first tenant in garage apt. couldn't ask for someone better.no rent to a an apt anymoreConsI want better cash flow. still feel like neg 355-600/month isn't greatMy aim is to house-hack, but I feel like I'm not quite there yet with this property.

Blake Garcia Pros: mentioned often on BP so commonly used Cons: Hidden fees that add up Cost: Starting at $45 / month, additional fees for features like ePay, tenant screening, 1099 eFilingAppfolio - Software used for property management“The next software that is pretty expensive is out of the gate is Appfolio.com, which charges $200.00 fee.

The screens are not intuitive and Buildium does not define their data points well so it is very difficult to move data from another software because so many of the data points are ill defined.My ledger started each property with thousands in debt even though my ledgers were balanced and there was not debt for any property at the time.

Any minor is listed on lease as minor, date of birth after their name.You have the right to limit the number of occupants for your home.. this includes all people of all ages, so Collectively all adults over age of 18 are screened and collectively all should meet the income to qualify for your rental, and at least 1 of them should meet the credit score you set.

Run actual screening reports and be sure to have a legit application process, all this is designed to help you find better tenants, and stay out of the courts. 

One tip if this really bothers you is next time when you are screening tenants, look at the car they drive up in ... is it clean and well kept inside and out.

@Joshua Feit,One key word: screening!

If you check the network tab you can screen for meetings in your area or you can start your own.  

Screening is in place to find reasons to eliminate applicants.