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Ruby Trinh Taking back properties from property managers
19 October 2022 | 9 replies

Hi everybody,We have a few rental properties that we have hired property management companies to take care for us. They are not up to our expectation and we want to take our properties back to manage them ourselves. I...

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/ ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Anna Delos Santos Best website to use for screening and managing tenants
4 November 2022 | 6 replies

Hellowith the many websites out there to use for tenant screening and property management, what is the best one to use to manage up to 4 units or if you don’t have that many units? would it be Rent spree? Rent prep? B...

Robert Stamper Zillow Rental Manager (advertising and rent payment management)
11 March 2020 | 5 replies

Hi, 
Has anyone used Zillow Rental Manager to manage rent payments and applications?   We just listed a property on Zillow.   From what I can tell, the first listing is free and subsequent listings are $9.99 per week...

Naga Sumanth Bad Screening for tenant with advance rent for 6 months
17 March 2023 | 9 replies

Hi,i am first time investor just closed a brand new investment home for renting out in TX Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) area.I’ve had husband & wife toured and apply for screening. Everything is bad - criminal history- ...