Just read a thread where a landlord said that his instruction to his tenant screening company was to automatically disqualify anyone with a felony.

HUD has this guideline in public housing. In some cases it...

It just occurred to me this week that after these many years of renting homes that I only request a single application from one adult which means that if 3 adults wish to move into one of my homes the applicant only n...

Tenant and his wife filled out a rental application 2 weeks back. I gave full disclosure that I will preform a credit and background check. When presented with this information he explained he had a felony 7 years ago...

Really quick, is anyone familiar with the law when it concerns performing a criminal background check for potential renters? I've run into problems personally, and the legality of the denials I've received seems rath...

I received this from a friend of mine who is a health insurance expert. He is actually a member of a board that consults with the state of Nevada on health insurance issues, not just your typical salesman.

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Anybody ever lent a small chunk of money (~10k) to a HML Lender who in return will combine smaller loans and lend as a HM loan in 1st position.
What are the drawbacks? I can imagine that there is little to no protecti...

Hello fellow BPers, We are ready to market our second investment property and wanted to make sure we updated our application form. I've made some changes but wondered if there was anything else I should ask in an appl...

I am a single mother of two and have been interested in investing in Real Estate for some time now. Purchasing property for turn around and even rental property. I feel like it would be a good investment for me and ...

I know that most of the courses teach to search the probate filings and get in touch with the personal rep or the executor, etc... but where I live we have a lot of elderly people, who often pass with no heirs at all ...

Hi,I have my first rental unit up on Zillow and have already been getting bombarded with interest. What is the best way to affordably screen applicants? Any advice on things that are helpful to include in the applicat...