I am currently a small time landlord. I have 2 properties for rent. Both 2 bed 1 bath. 900 sq. ft. . They are both newly remodeled, not top shelf but fairly nice. I had a bad tenant and now I am really desperate for g...

When my wife and I have rented places for ourselves previously, we only ever payed a single application fee. However, the prevailing logic I've researched says that each person over the age of 18 living in the house n...

Hey all...My background is as both a real estate and mortgage broker since 1990. I am interested in updating our underwriting guidelines on MHPs where it pertains to the inevitable mixed-use looking park. It is common...

This month I bought a SFR in Spring, TX just north of Houston. I live in CA and have run into some difficulty with Landlording from a distance.

Question, how do you judge who to rent to when not able to meet them?...

We decided not to go through a property management for our SF rental. Where am I able to get reasonably priced or free rental agreement and application paperwork. What are the typical deposit, pet fee and non-refun...

Which do you do first...the background check or the application? I an using TransUnion My Smart Move, but folks seem reluctant to fill out their personal information...should I have them complete the application first...

I've been a real estate agent for 25 years, and owned a large real estate firm for 7 of those years (with a property management division in addition to sales). I've recently started a new consumer-focused real estat...

Hey guys,Quick question, I am working with a new lender (new for me I have never worked with them before) from the Northeast for a refi cash out. They ran my background but did not ask permission nor did we ever discu...

Hi BP community I'm looking for your opinions on tenant screening fees for credit and background checks.We have a SFH for rent and were going to do the screening process through Cozy.co since it seems really easy for ...

What programs/processes do you use to take tenant applications? Software/paper? What sites do you use to run background and credit checks?