Enyi Ajoku
Discrimination Claim Made Against Me
Hello Everyone,I recently had an apartment put up for rent and have been going through the process of looking at potential tenants. I got a lady who came to look at the apartment. She kept on talking about how she lov...
Justin Wilcox
How to reject an applicant for rent?
I have a room for rent and I happen to know that the person who wants to rent it would not be a good tenant because they have had not paid their rent in the past and cause problems for other tenants. It was not docume...
Scot Sorenson
Would YOU Let Them Rent
Hi Everyone. My PM just called me about a family that just applied for my SFH rental in Minnesota. We haven't ran credit or done any of the backgrounds yet. Heres the situation. It sounds Like a family of 4 that e...
Tim Daniels
Private lending LLC denied banking accounts - options?
Hi all - I’m starting up a lending business, all was going fairly well until I was told by all the banks in my area that they “are unable to establish a bank account for anything that is financially related.” Have al...
David A.
Do you disqualify a tenant with a criminal background?
I am screening a tenant but there are various red flags on the mysmartmove report. First is about a 20k credit card debt but also a 5 year probation for theft $20k. Do you or have you ever accepted a tenant with a ...
Kimberly H.
Took 18 applications to finally find qualified tenant
Unbelievable how hard it is to try to rent something over the winter in Chicagoland!! Got a new property to rehab was showing-ready October 2016. Rejected 17 applications since then, about one a week since October 20...
Jane S.
More Freaky Follies From Friday’s Rental Journal
NEVER remove for rent signs or cancel internet rental ads, until lease is signed, cash paid, and new tenants are in process of moving in!I had an applicant whose application showed NO debt, NO loans, etc.The screening...
Callie Mahoney
Electric company and new tenant
The electric company has required my new tenant to make a huge deposit due to 'previous late payments'. The company renting my property already has 86 rentals in the state and mine is the 87th. The company renting my ...
Curtis Mears
Is DUI a reason to Reject Renter
I have a prospective renter who has a recent DUI. I use the Smartmove app to screen. Does anyone know if the Smartmove flags DUI's. If the app automatically rejects because of DUI, I would not want him to waste his mo...
John Crawford DeBuys Freeman
Bad Credit Potentail Tenant
Just need some help with renting a house in a low income area. I've got a potential tenant that has a credit score of 563. They currently owe around $5,000 to various companies. They do make 3x rent as far as income a...