Carolina E.
Potential Tenant has own Criminal check
I have been contacted by a teacher that is interested in the property. She states that her job does a yearly criminal check and wants me to use it. Hers was done in August of this year. I want to keep my application ...
Brandon Johnson
Tenant Screening for Tenants Without Internet Access
Does anyone know of a tenant screening service that I can do a credit, background and eviction history check on prospective tenants by entering their information myself when a tenant prospect does not have email or ac...
Emilio Ramirez
Borderline Tenant Application
I've taken a cash deposit from a couple and verbally told them that they can have the apartment. Part of the acceptance was a $25 discount of rent from $850 to $825. In observing their behavior when they gave me the d...
Adam Stroik
Screening Applicants...what would you do?
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...
Chuck H.
WA Supreme Court upholds Seattle’s first-come, first-served law
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-state-supreme-court-upholds-seattles-first-come-first-served-law-for-renters/The Washington state Supreme Court has upheld Seattle’s first-come, first-serv...
Wade Penner
College Students- Should each tenant have their own co-signer?
I recently started managing a 3 BR unit on a college campus. I've talked with a couple of local property managers, and there seem to be differing opinions on whether or not I should proceed with one cosigner, or thre...
Cameron Norfleet
Ethics & Discrimination…. A question of Right vs Right!!
Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...
Derone Patterson
Taxes & rental income
Just purchased a duplex as an owner occupier with me living in the basement and renting out the top two floors. Just got my taxes done and I'm confused on how I go about getting my rental income reported to the IRS
Steve T.
Amount for expensing $ amount
I can't get a straight answer from my tax advisors-At what amount, $ wise, do you have to amortize vrs expense it out as a same year deduction?I have been using a $600 limit for expensing, anything over that gets lon...
Greg Shell
Commercial Lease Credit Score
Hello BP community,I am a newbie to BP and wanted to introduce myself with a question regarding minimum credit scores for commercial leasing. I own some retail space and wondered what the minimum credit score requirem...