Edgar Hall
ESA in a Primary Resident House Hack
Hey! I have been successfully renting out 3 rooms in my single family home while living in the unfinished basement for a little over two years now. I have only had to change over tenants one time and each three rooms ...
Clark Coffey
Ideas to better filter potential tenants needed!
Hello all, I'm so grateful I found this forum and I appreciate everyone's advice. You've all been so helpful so far.
It seems no matter how much I reiterate my application criteria in my ads and in my communications ...
Danny Chan
Can we tell applicant that income must be 3x the rent?
Hello,I was looking up fair housing laws in Chicago because I am trying to rent out a unit, and I came across an article online that said we are not permitted to say that income must be three times the rent, because i...
JP Christopher
Tenant is victim of abuse frm other tenant - wants them off lease
Hi there. We have two females renting a home from us. They entered into the lease as couple and from what we knew, we're doing fine. We received a message from one of the residents (Ill call her Melanie) yesterday a...
Kelly Cochran
Pros/Cons of MTR using AirBNB
Getting a lot of mid-term requests through AirBNB. Any drawbacks to doing monthly+ rentals through them, instead of through a company like Zillow that includes an application and lease agreement?Do I need a lease for ...
Jordan L.
Homosexual renters vs straight renters. Doesn't matter so long as they pay?
Since "don't ask don't tell" was officially repealed today, I'm curious to RE investors, does it matter if your renters are gay or not? If you have gay renters, annecdotally as renters, are they worse, better, or the ...
Rico S.
50 Life Lessons from those over 50
50 Life Lessons1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.5. Pay off ...
Jordon Doddy
Deciding Between 2 Tenants
Hi Everyone!Looking for input on past experiences with different types of tenants. Tenant 1 is a couple with a 3 year old daughter who wants to move in Jan 1 which would mean my unit would be vacant from now until the...
Joseph Shin
How can I find reliable tenants
I am new in real estate world and I am currently looking deeper in FHA loans so that I can live "free". However I am not so sure how to find a good reliable tenant that pay on time. Thank you
Account Closed
"NO SECTION 8" "ONE PERSON ONLY" & "BACHELOR PAD"
Legal or not in your jurisdiction? Here in CA, i believe there are anti-discrimation laws that state a landlord cannot discrimate on the SOURCE of the income, nor can they refuse households based on the sex of the app...