Is it legal to ask for highest and best rent if there are multiple qualified applicants for a rental property? I’ve been seeing bidding on rental properties and wanted to check if this is a new norm. Any thoughts? I...

This is my first time through the screening process, and I had everything dialed in to screen multiple applicants and choose the best based on a set of criteria.  However, I've now shown it a few times and there was o...

Hello all, first time poster and relatively inexperienced single unit landlord. I’m out here in California and I want to make sure everything I do on my screening process is 100% above board in every way. I’m so conce...

Good Afternoon All,I currently have a ratified contract for a 4 unit building. After getting under contract, it was brought to our attention after requesting copies of the leases that the current owner did not put the...

We have a situation where 1 out of 3 tenants (who are good, pay on time, keep place clean) in our rental  is moving out of the area. We told the remaining 2x they could find a suitable tenant if we go through referenc...

Hi,My question is about how to successfully pass a rental application when starting your own company.I recently took a Leave of Absence from my corporate job in order to found a company...some time has passed and I no...

I have an applicant - a nice family - who applied for my house. Their business went bankrupt in 2007 (filed for a bankruptcy then) and their second business  also went into debt due to non-payment from clients 2013. C...

I just secured my first house hack! I am currently in the process of deciding what property management software to use. As of right now i am deciding whether or not to use RentRedi but I noticed that RentPrep has a mo...

A couple filled out application for renting my property. Their credits are bad 500+. I was gonna overlook the credit and rent the house to them since most applicants have low credits. I have called their past 2 landlo...

any tricks anyone care to share?

On a tenant application where you asked for last or the one before that landlord, how do you know you are not talking to a friend?

Now, obviously, if the address supplie...