I had a tenant whose 17 year old child was busted at school with a small amount of weed (enough to use, not enough to distribute). I am fairly certain it is the first criminal offense for anyone under the roof of the ...

Is all my Illinois, Cook County, landlords/sellers of real estate aware of the new Amendment? Just Housing Amendment went into effect on January 1, 2020 with a delayed enforcement until February 1, 2020. Taken from th...

I have narrowed down my applicants and would like to accept a couple who both have good jobs. I just ran the background check and it came up that the husband has a child endangerment charge that was dismissed and a do...

By now we all know to use only Objective criteria in qualifying prospective tenants. THAT may all change believe it or not.I recently attended the winter conference of the Washington Landlord Association. One of the f...

Local news story. If you read about your tenants doing something like this, what would you do? Keep in mind, they have not been convicted in a court of law and these are only allegations at this point. I know what I w...

What are things that you wished you had found out about prospective tenants, before approving them? Things that probably would have made you not consider them?In the next 6 months or so my roommate will be moving out ...

What info do you put in the rental property advertisements to help with pre-screening?  Do you state that they must provide proof of income 3 times the monthly rent, no convicted felons, no sex registered offenders, n...

I have listened to a few podcasts recently from folks whose opinion I appreciate like Ken McElroy, George Gammon, and a few others. I have been trying to think through how a surging population (via immigration) will i...

Hi BP!  Been awhile since I've posted.  Quick question.  I have a unit with a 40 something mom and her 19 year old son living there as tenants.  The son just called me tonight saying that his mom has been having her b...

n Alabama.. I have a potential tenant and did my due diligence,  ran this potential tenant through rentprep.com for a tenant screening.  Shows credit, ok, shows judgments, payment history and says NO convictions.For k...