I don’t want to offend them, but I find that asking them why they are thinking about selling gets me nowhere. They always evade the answer to that question.

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...

So I met someone in my degree program today and asked if he managed to find a place as we have all moved here from out of state. This is kind of a standard question among all the newcomers. He mentioned to me that he ...

I know I can't discriminate when comes to possible tenants but when I do the background screen do I can put a disclaimer or something saying I don't rent to sex offenders, people with mental illness or with polic...

Been putting these up.  It's self explanatory.  For a reference to size, that's a standard 12 gauge shotgun shell in the center.

Property in San Francisco area, tenant late for pymt for the first time, extremely demanding & difficult to deal with (that shouldn't warrant an eviction though). 5 day grace period has passed, we are 3 days past ...

Hello! I made a mistake a couple years ago and am now a registered sex offender. Could I still own rental properties in Illinois? Thanks!

We have tenants who are asking to bring a relative to live with them that has a criminal history. The relative is moving states trying to change their life. What should we do? If we allow them to stay there, is there ...

I had a married couple apply to rent my property. This is my first property to own and first applicant so I am new to this. I am planning on denying their application for many reasons. The husband's credit score is ex...

I have 3 prospective tenants for my room rental in a SFR under this slow market (vacant for 4.5 mos): A sex offender when he was 17 but he’s 50 now (he told me about it only after I said I had to run a background ch...