I have a gut feeling that a prospective tenant is supplying false information on the application.  The landlord was "glowing" about her as a tenant.  I tried a free phone lookup to confirm the number belongs to the na...

I am about to experience my first vacancy and would like any feedback/input from anyone experienced. I live in a tenant friendly state(Oregon) and the application process makes me nervous when it comes to potentially ...

Hello Everyone - My name is Lee Wilson, and I've been a browsing member for a little while now, and plan in the future to purchase my first property. Currently I'm in the need to find a rental House or Townhome not to...

Calling all landlords,I would love to get feedback on what other landlords are using for tenant screening services. Company or service referrals, cost, pros, cons? I will be renting both units in my first duplex in th...

I am hoping to get some feedback on application fees. We are currently charging $50. We have had many people ask for the application. Only one has filled it out. is it too high? Should we be charging at all?

So I had someone apply the other day, middle aged couple with 3 kids. Seemed very nice and professional. I am running their background and everything looks good so far. Employment is solid, previous landlord ch...

Does anyone actually go and visit prospective tenants at their current resident to see what kind of shape it is in and how well its taken care of? I started doing this if im not 100% sure about them. Some of them don'...

Hello everyone!My husband and I are looking to rent our house and will be managing it on our own. We have multiple rentals, but have always had a management company, so I am somewhat familiar with the process, but als...

Normally if I figure out a potential applicant just got evicted, I avoid showing them a place  I have for rent.  They won't pass the screening so why bother, right?  This time I wanted to see if I could pick up on som...

Hi BP community!Another newbie landlord question :)My wife and I are purchasing a duplex in Atlanta, GA. One side of the duplex has tenants that might stay after we close, the other side is vacant. We're moving into t...