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Sloan Clark Why would lender say conventional requires marriage? Must do FHA?
26 November 2015 | 3 replies

The clients (who are not married, but live together and are buying the house together) were told they HAVE to do an FHA loan. They wanted a conventional loan, and qualified for a conventional loan from a different len...

Wayne Bodley Renting to unmarried couples question
8 November 2019 | 8 replies

Hi everyone,  new member here. I have a couple rental houses, one of which will be vacant soon. The applicants are an unmarried couple with a two year old. Together their income is sufficient but separate it isn't. I ...

Kimberly T. Can you charge a different application fee for a married couple versus 2 individuals?
15 May 2014 | 26 replies

I'm researching PMs in other markets we're considering buying in, and have seen some PM sites with info for prospective tenants. When I look at their apps, I have seen some with the following type of set up:

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Atul Mohlajee Tenant applicant filed a complaint of maritial status discrimination
15 May 2024 | 8 replies

A potential tenant filed a housing discrimination by maritial status against me (Owner) and realtor (Rental).  The complaint was that we gave an apartment to a family and not her (single person).  Anyone with experien...

Karen Lee Judgment Collection - PM will not release tenant information
19 November 2018 | 5 replies

We had a nonpaying tenant, filed for eviction and received a judgment.  I understand that the possibility of collecting on the judgment is extremely small however I would still like to look into this what my options a...

Joe Ortiz Bots for Scraping - Target List
24 October 2022 | 16 replies

I've been using bots to scrape county websites for tax, divorce, probate, and absentee owners. I was doing this work manually and it would take a significant amount of time. The results have been exceptional. I've use...

Brian Kraft Rental Applicant Going Through Divorce a Negative?
29 October 2015 | 10 replies

Hello! I have a few fairly solid applicants for one of my units, but one I'm slightly leaning towards. However, she said she's going through a divorce (it would just be her renting) and I started to wonder if that cou...

Pria H. Tenant wants to add his ex wife to lease (who won't live there)
16 April 2017 | 5 replies

Hi all,I rent out an apartment with 4 roommates who've been there over a year. Yesterday, we got an email from one of the guys asking if his ex wife that he is separated from, but "doesn't plan to divorce any time soo...

Robert Lenfestey Prohibit Unrelated Adults
9 June 2015 | 10 replies

Hi,  I recently had 2 roommates move into one of my SFRs.  This was their first place after college and they treated it like a frat house.  It was awful.  I would like to prevent this situation by prohibiting unrelate...

Peter K. Application Scenario, How Do You Handle This?
7 February 2015 | 7 replies

Took an application on a SFR from a single person this morning.  I tell them I need an application filled out by each adult.  Applicant told me it was just her.  Facebook shows me she just got married in the last two ...