Ryan Davis
My first rental property..how to vet tenants, and what to require
I am about to close on my first property on October 30th!! (Thanks BP for the inspiration!) This is a duplex that I plan to house hack. I have to do some remodeling that will take about a month but I will be ready to ...
Joseph Blum
Finding rental price "sweet" spot
Under 2k/month rental. How significant would a $100 price difference be to potential renters. We marketed an apartment and got a couple of showings and no applications. 2-3 weeks later we dropped price $200 and had...
Timothy Olaore
Closing soon on 1st house hack: Need advice on getting tenants
My wife and I are close to closing on a 3x2/2x2 duplex in Citrus Heights CA and with it being our first house hack, we want to learn as much as possible by doing a lot of things ourselves; including leasing the other ...
TJ Daniel
Can you deny a prospective tenant who has collections?
I have a couple applicants who have collections on their report. Would this be means of denying their application?
Eric DeVito
Future Newbie Landlord /W some Questions. Advice Needed!
Hello all, so I have some questions as a future Landlord that I am just trying to figure out.1) I am interested in a property that is a Short Sale and Utilities are currently turned off. If I do end up buying the prop...
Robert Steele
Gross income 3x rent too simplistic
I see this metric of gross income should be 3x or 4x rent and cannot see how this can possibly be useful other than a preliminary "should I even bother looking at this app".
I think a more useful metric would...
Paul Chen
Conditional nonrefundable deposit
Am I legally able to take a conditional nonrefundable deposit from a section 8 tenant to prevent her from renting some place else other then mine during/after her end part of section 8 paperwork processing stage (prov...
GL L.
Potential Tenent is "unknown" With credit bureau
Is it possible the have SS and be unknown with Credit bureaus? Especially if had 3 decent jobs and decent income. He is young at 25. I have a feeling the person filling out details did something wrong. How does i...
Brian Smith
Attorney Drafted Lease or EzLandlord Forms?
Hello Everyone,I hope all is well! I just closed on my first 3 unit. The building came with 1 tenant who, so far, seems to be very courteous, clean, and pays on time. What more could you ask for right? With that bein...
Peter Hroph
New landlord - questions about utilities, time frames, and other
Hi,
I'm in the process of purchasing my first property and have few basic questions that I would like to get your input:
1. How do you verify that tenant signed up for utilities under their name? (ex. ele...