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Steve Tokita Is showing a rental home with WiFi smart locks and webcams a bad idea?
7 February 2025 | 7 replies

I am an out-of-state investor living 1500 miles away from three properties that I am currently renovating to rent or to flip.  I am considering the pros/cons of doing this without a property manager or real estate age...

Ken M Middleton Paying 1st month's rent to PM if you find your own renter
18 July 2021 | 26 replies

Hey BP,
I'm looking at getting into my first property management agreement, and I'm pretty sure that I can find and screen a tenant on my own and would only need a PM company to maybe do potential showings for me sin...

JC Hoffman What is Best Advertising/Leasing Software to Compliment QBO?
15 September 2020 | 3 replies

I am a landlord with 54 units, a few years ago I successfully integrated QBO into my operation and it has really streamlined invoicing and collecting rents as well as filing taxes, issuing 1099's etc.  I am looking fo...

Lane S. A few questions about tenant application/screening - opinions preferred!
5 May 2014 | 13 replies

I've been looking at a lot of stuff about handling the application/screening process with potential renters lately. There seem to be a lot of different styles, strategies, and utilities to make the whole thing as p...

Brandon Taylor Denying tenant if they don't have an email or are not tech savvy
5 January 2024 | 12 replies

This is for a property in Covington, KY (right across Ohio river from Cincinnati, OH).I find that many of my tenants/applicants are not tech savvy (don't know how to use email even).Am I allowed to mandate that applic...

Jack Yvars Charging for tenant screening
6 September 2020 | 5 replies

Hi does anyone have experience in charging tenants an application fee? I don’t want to be excessive but if it costs $15 for a credit check I would like to make about $15 per applicant for my time to show and process/ ...

Adam Stroik Screening Applicants...what would you do?
15 February 2019 | 21 replies

Greetings All,I have a SFR opening up in a couple months and started accepting applications.  I had one applicant with a domestic abuse on his background check.   The incident occurred almost 20 years ago.  what are y...

Mahmuda L. Tenant eligibility regarding past eviction
29 August 2022 | 21 replies

My manager is asking if I (landlord) will allow prospective tenants with no eviction in past 4 years. I was thinking no evictions at all. But what's the acceptable and more common practice here? From a simple online s...

Mike Akerly First Time Landlord in Inglewood - What do you ask for in an app?
4 April 2019 | 3 replies

Hi Bigger Pockets - I'm renting out my first property in Los Angeles (Inglewood actually).  It's a SFR that I purchased last year, moved into, and renovated that's now ready for the rental market.  I've been a landlor...

Jennifer D. Section 8 - tenant screening
12 November 2017 | 7 replies

Hi,
I’m new to all of this, just started listening to podcasts/YouTube this month. I understand there’s a type of bias clause when searching for tenants, such as you’re not allowed to reject one tenant over the other ...