Overall, we had 8 applicants the first day, and we ended up renting it to a young family that had called first - made 4x the rent, had a kid in the school across the street, and had parents, friends, and other family in the same neighborhood.

I refuse to accept your application because you are a Scorpio, and your father in law is left handed.

Any BP members who read this intro and have some ideas, as a newbie I'd eat EVERY bit of information up.A realtor that also manages properties isn't a bad idea.Bay Area stock of multi-unit isn't priced as crazily, for what you get, as our SFR stock.Make sure you understand the rent control laws, if applicable, in the towns you are looking at.

Since I didn't pull for 1 yr, they closed the account and stated they no longer take landlord accounts.I can not find any other company that lets me input the tenants information and social security number based on a signed application and pull the report.

As far as the security deposit, should I just refund it (if applicable) to the guy at the end of the lease and tell them all, that they will just have to work it out amongst themselves?

Quick estimate - rentometer.comMore detailed analysis - property manager.The reason people are saying rentometer is inaccurate is the application searches within a mile(ish) radius of the property and gives you average rent for x amount of bedrooms.

The term is a relic of the financial crisis and has no applicability in the current (but aging) housing bull market.

When a potential tenant turns in a application how much of a deposit should I get?

Always go with the grain never against it and apply poly with a lambs wool applicator pad.

I had a lot of applicants when I posted there.