Gerardo Castillo
Recommendation of tenant Screen website and credit score
Hello everyone:
I have bought a property in Montgomery and wanted to rent it through the section 8 program.
I will manage this first unit on my own and see how difficult it is. My question is, which website do you ...
Shaun Kiernan
Tenant Sourcing and Application Fees
I'm looking for direction on how to go about charging application fees. We've been bogged down with many inquires via Zillow rental manager, and about 85% of the inquirers are underqualified. What is the best way to g...
Emory Clayton
Require occupants 18+ years or older to fill out application?
I'm trying to understand the reasons....pros/cons.... to requiring occupants 19+ years or older to fill out application? In my state you have to be 19+ years of age or older to enter into a legally binding contract. I...
Simon Obas
List the steps to get my units rented ASAP!
Greetings. I am getting ready to purchase my second home and will be continuing my house hacking strategy. My current home came with the tenants and they have been stellar. I didn’t have to go looking for tenants. Bu...
Jennifer Slaughter
Hello! First buy and hold property...
Hello Everyone!I have been loving getting acquainted with the BP community. Between the podcasts and blogs there is so much information and such a great network. We are in the process of purchasing our first buy and h...
Patrick Shep
Purpose of HELOC
I inquired with a lender on information on a HELOC. He asked what the purpose was and I told him it’s for investing in real estate to buy under valued properties to refinance or flip. He told me that I shouldn’t put t...
Ray Shum
Tenant Screening from out of the country
I have a prospective tenant that is from the UK. All the standard online tenant screening services I know of are only good for people with history in the US. What do you recommend I do to properly screen this tenant?I...
John Majoris
Credit Score, Criminal Background, and Pets...
Hi Folks,
We have a 4 BR coming on the rental market in Bethlehem PA soon. This is our first non-weekly rental unit and I was wondering what other landlords do regarding credit scores and background checks, ie what a...
Andrew Lawrence
Rental incentives to tenants
In what situations would you give an incentive to a tenant to occupy your unit? Some suggestions I've heard were if the market was a little soft to include the first month's rent free to get more applicants, etc.Anoth...
Guan Hong Guo
Income Criteria for Multiple Occupants
Seem like a silly question but I'm renting out my first rental in the Bronx. For applicants with multiple adult occupants, do you take the combined income for everyone into your income criteria? For example if rent is...