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Logan M. Vetting Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and Poor Credit/No Credit
13 February 2024 | 8 replies
It is inevitable that when you are in the MHP/Affordable Housing space you will have applicants who are Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and have poor credit.Here is how I handle each of them:Felonies: It depends on the felony but we don't allow any felon that had the crime occur within the last 2+ years and I am very careful about this.Drugs: I try to be compassionate but I have found that any recent drug offenses lead to a lot of bad behavior.
Charlie Moore Do I pay taxes on flips? YES OR NO!?! SHOOT STRAIGHT!!
5 July 2019 | 115 replies
Up to you to be a good legal citizen or a criminal.
Abigail Kilgore Is the decision I want to make too risky?
10 July 2019 | 24 replies
My only caution is to make sure you have dealt with whatever behavior patterns led you to be in debt otherwise if you don’t change those patterns, it will only be a matter of time before you are in debt once again after having become debt free.
Sara Martin The $5 Sandwich GOLD
6 March 2019 | 86 replies
This tacky & unacceptable behavior is an embarrassment can't believe he pushes this on podcasts lol.
David Peterson Resources for background/credit checks.
14 February 2024 | 3 replies
For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.
Hector Rodriguez Lowell, MA; One Investor's Story
15 September 2022 | 36 replies
Both private market behaviors and the U.S.
Amanda Berry Decrease rent by $50 for 2 year lease?
31 March 2019 | 37 replies
When criminals have a gun to one side of your head and tenants a gun to the other side you either get tough or get out of the business.
Wes Blackwell How Universal Basic Income Could Change Real Estate Investing
29 January 2020 | 197 replies
They would just do more of what we are currently doing with deficit spending, print or borrow the extra money.As someone literate in economics has already mentioned, this would be mostly inflationary and erode much of the purchasing power the subsidy would provide.The bigger issue many advocates always ignore is that poverty is mostly a behavioral problem not an economic one.
Mike Ojo What to look for on Renters application?
18 March 2019 | 4 replies
Review the applications against your established rental criteria.Good rental criteria will cover Residence/Rental History, Income/Employment History, Financial/Credit History, and Legal/Criminal History.
Joel Polanco Entrance to tenant's apartment
22 August 2022 | 21 replies
@Nathan G. gives sound advice, as usual.This behavior is a personality flaw with your tenant that does not interface well with your business operations.