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Michael Zack Would you allow someone else to pay tenants rent?
6 May 2018 | 21 replies

Someone looking at my apartment said her mom pays her rent. Would you allow this? Run her mom's credit as well, get proof of her income, and have her co-sign?

Amy Lin 4 roommates with 1 needing co-singer for single family home
16 April 2023 | 8 replies

Hey guys!I have a single family rental home in Texas and this year we are getting 4 recent grads moving in. My experience always has been renting to families so I am not sure how I should go about doing this with rent...

Kay M. Cosigners and tenant screening
8 June 2010 | 1 reply

I've been screening applicants for my first tenants. I didn't know it would be so hard to get one good qualified tenant, but I want to make sure that I'm not being too picky.

What are your opinions on cosigners? Wo...

Sarah Nguyen Oklahoma - Cosign A Lease For Freshly Graduated Students
15 August 2022 | 4 replies

I would like to ask for instructions on how to handle the Cosign Rental Application package.2 College students want to apply but they don't meet the financial/income requirement.  They said the four parents can and wo...

Jack Perfett Co-signer for FHA Loan in Philadelphia
4 January 2022 | 2 replies

Hello BP community! As a start my real estate journey the first course of action I need to take is getting Pre-approved for a loan. My plan is to use an FHA loan with a co-signer to increase my odds of being accepted....

Josh Foret Alternative to house-hacking?
13 January 2017 | 1 reply

I am unable to qualify for an FHA loan on my own. The good news - I have a co-signer. The bad news - I will have to put 20% on the duplex instead of 3.5% since I am in need of a co-signer. That'd be tying up quite a b...

Dawn Vacek Guarantor or ad tenant
6 March 2015 | 1 reply

We have decided to rent to a tenant with less than stellar credit and his boss has agreed to guarantor the loan so that he won't have to pay an additional 3 mo security.  I've not done this before and wonder if you ha...

James O'Shea First tenants with Bad credit but have a co-signer.
11 March 2016 | 7 replies

I bought my first investment property last month. There is an existing tenant on 1st floor and she is great. She has friends who are looking for a place, as they gave their notice at their current apartment. I met the...

Brandon Montgomery Rental agreement for multiple renters
6 July 2022 | 3 replies

My first rental is on the market and drawing quite a bit of interest! 90% of the would be tenants have been single family renters but the most promising applicants so far have been students. With that being said, how ...

Geoffrey Robinson Memphis, TN - Lender
31 July 2023 | 6 replies

Hello,I'm interested in helping my nephew purchase a duplex to live in during Grad school while he attends U of Memphis - Fogelman. It would be his first investment, and I would be the co-signer. I need to locate a le...