I have a prospective tenant that is eager to move b/c he is living out of a hotel now (in the midst of a divorce; divorce hasn't finalized yet).He hasn't started the application process yet but when I mentioned cost t...

Need help with tenant issue-We have an older duplex that my husband recently remodeled that is an up/down duplex in the historic district of our city which is close to the university. The upstairs has 3b/2bath approx...

Most of my applicants and renters have been great, but I've had a couple of guys that have tried to get me to bend my rules, and just generally been unpleasant.  I suspect they wouldn't act the same way if I was a man...

Hi all, I am located in California and found my first out-of-state investment property in Dallas, Tx. I went into escrow on a condo and for the final walk through, which was one day before closing, I decided to fly ou...

If you own one or multiple single families that you rent to service men/women, I would love your response to these questions:- What's the best part about investing with military tenants?- What is your biggest difficul...

Just read a thread where a landlord said that his instruction to his tenant screening company was to automatically disqualify anyone with a felony.

HUD has this guideline in public housing. In some cases it...

I've been told I ask too many questions and don't want prospective renters to feel I'm giving them the third degree. What are the best questions to ask a new potential tenant responding to an on-line rental listin...

I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...

What did you all do before you started investing? What jobs did you have so you could raise the funds for a downpayment and such. I am 15, i want to own rental properties and am wondering what i could do to raise the ...

I'm looking to sell some rehabbed properties in SE Michigan. The properties are in B/C type neighbourhoods and I'm considering whether it will be easier and quicker to sell them using land contracts compared to conven...