When you are making an offer on an occupied property, can you request the tenant screening information from the seller? (Yes, assuming they actually screened the tenants.) I've never purchased with tenants in place, a...

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Today, I want to discuss the importance of the Sponsor Underwriting Process. Part I.
Introduction
Sponsor underwriting is a critical aspect of real estate and investment analysis. It involves e...

I have a long-term single-family home rental and is most likely going to be filled with college students.  What do I need to do differently in regard to screening, writing up a lease, and actual management of this pro...

I have got a question in regard to the screening tool that Cozy offers. When the prospective tenant orders a background check and credit report, does Cozy send a copy to you or does the tenant forward you  the report?...

Hi All! Looking to open a discussion on the legality of running credit checks on section 8/DSS tenants.Question: If the government program is not paying 100% of the rent, are we able to pull a credit report? Example: ...

Hi! I am very close to closing out on my first rental property. Besides a few tweaks, home is move-in ready. I want to get a “checklist” of what I need to do next in terms of the legal side and paperwork to get this t...

I’m trying to find the most user friendly app for myself, the Landlord, and the Tenant(s) to use. It must be capable of the following:-Screening tenants-Collecting rent for a cheap fee/free-Submitting maintenance requ...

For the most part I've always done the leg work on screens possible tenant. For the most part I've done pretty well. ( nothings guaranteed)I find it's time to let someone else do it. So I can free up some of my  time....

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My wife and I are looking to buy our first investment property and we’d love to get the advice of the BiggerPockets community.

We found a one acre property in a great location (lots of jobs and great schoo...

Not a true "Clevelander" but about 30 minutes south. Left my previous full time roll as a senior logistics leader last fall to venture fulltime into real estate. I did this with seven years of preparation, maybe waite...