I have been browsing the forums for a few years now and will be closing on a rental property in a few weeks and have a few questions. How do you deal with having 5 people interested in the property? I have received mi...

Should I be suspicious about receiving a request for rental application from someone who I have not yet spoken to much less even shown the property to? My gut tells me this is highly unusual especially considering the...

Hello BPers,I have a 4-plex in Blue Springs, MO (which is 15 miles East of Kansas City) & 1 of my units is up for rent. I have received 1 application, fairly solid though I have not done my due diligence. The dile...

I started seriously posting to zillow and trulia and I keep getting the same message which I'm assuming is a automated request by people interested in the rental:"I am interested in this rental and would like to sched...

Do you use a lockbox to allow prospective tenants quick/anytime access to the property?Or!Do you meet every tenant at the property?Why?I’ve read many replies about not using lock boxes because of the risk someone tras...

If I'm marketing online (Realtor, Hotpads, etc) with lots of photos, can I wait to show until I take applications?  I'd hate to waste time showing to people who may not qualify.  SN: Are open houses for rentals very e...

I have been doing my own property management for a while. We own several rental properties. I use Zillow rental manager to advertise our rentals but have not used their applications. I have been handing hard copy appl...

Wondering how other land lords approach this. My partners and I have been stood up a few times when appointments were scheduled to view a unit. We could do an open house type viewing maybe one or two days out of the w...

I'm in the process of implementing credit check requirements for all new rental applications. I'm wondering what BP members recommend for websites/companies to use for performing credit checks?

Thanks in sdvsnce!

Good morning all, Tightening up my rental process and developing the tenant screening stage. BP wrote a brilliant and informative article on "Tenant Screening" - which I have mostly digested. My question is really to ...