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Hi there!I have two multi-family rental properties and have come across this situation a couple times and have never found a solid answer to. Can anyone provide their insight?Situation: I own rental property in Califo...
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Seem like a silly question but I'm renting out my first rental in the Bronx. For applicants with multiple adult occupants, do you take the combined income for everyone into your income criteria? For example if rent is...
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Got an email today from my PM stating that one of my tenants has been deported... how does this even happen? lol. Is this something that should have been caught during screening? Tenant was 2 months into their lease.....
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Have you rented to a legal immigrant? How about undocumented immigrant?
What is the consequence to a landlord if renting to undocumented?
How do you inquire about this when screening? I don't want to discrim...
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Just wondering if there could be any issues with unknowingly renting to illegal immigrants. As a landlord, are we responsible for inquiring as to their citizenship? Could we get into trouble legally if we don’t?
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Does anyone have a positive history of leasing to a prospective prospect that doesn't have a social security number? If so, what are safe guards to put in place?
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If a property is pending, will anything show up at the assessors office, or anywhere I can access, to verify if it's pending or say a preliminary unconfirmed contract/proposal, etc...? Somehow reach the lender directl...
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I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...
It's common knowledge that a basic qualification for a tenant is to show income that is 3x's the rent. However, if a husband and wife or a boyfriend or girlfriend are filling out the application, is this a joint requi...
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Would you purchase a property in Chicago with a non-conforming or illegal unit? What are your exit strategies if an issue comes up? What are the insurance or legal risks? Would you purchase the property valuing it wit...