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This is our first rental. I asked the applicants to apply via RentSpree. They are saying they are not happy using a 3rd party system for the application and background check. Because of hacking!?They prefer paper appl...
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I have a potential tenant but I am having trouble verifying employment. She said she was displaced because of the hurricane in North Carolina. Her job transferred her up here to Connecticut. I did speak with someo...
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After listing my rental 2500sqft SFR for a few days, I got an inquiry today from a couple who plan to move into my area. They lived here before and want to move back and settle. They viewed the photos online and said...
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We all know the tenant screening process is full of ups and downs. As a landlord, what would you say is the most painful part of the screening process for you? Either emotionally, financially, or time-consuming-ly?Cheers
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Ok, so I have this potential tenant who seems at first glance to have strong financials but he is self employed. He didn’t seem to have anything to hide, but when I asked for proof of income, he showed me a bank state...
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I have a rental application that i can print and hand to the applicant OR have them fill out the electronic form and print the completed applicationFrom this form i would like to run the credit and background checksW...
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I have an applicant - a nice family - who applied for my house. Their business went bankrupt in 2007 (filed for a bankruptcy then) and their second business also went into debt due to non-payment from clients 2013. C...
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I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...
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Hi guys,Newer sfh investor. Started eviction after non payments. After the delays in court date process. It's month 4 no payment. Now they repeatedly threatened with a lawyers demand letter inhabitable health iss...
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Potential tenant in question and this is my first time renting tenants in this area. It’s a Class B maybe B- neighborhood right across the river from a Class C town attracting opportunists that steal if you leave some...