Richard Prater
Hiring to find my first tenant
I’m about to be finished rehabbing my first single family rental property. Should I hire an agent to find a tenant or do it myself?
Vitaliy Merkulov
Need to be a broker to screen tenants for other landlord for fee?
Do I need to be a real estate broker to be able to screen tenants on behalf of other landlords for a fee? Im in California if that makes any difference. Being a landlord for some time, I've learned the best ways to sc...
Justin Wingfield
Section 8 - Share your experiences!
Hello BP peoples! First, I am a relatively new multi family investor. I have a duplex that’s on the market to rent and I keep getting asked if I accept Section 8 vouchers. This makes me realize that I don’t know enoug...
Joe J.
Joe Jurek's Golden Nuggets for my BFF - Buy, Fix and Flippers
Hey BFFs, not best friends forever, rather "Buy, Fix and Flippers"! Calling all buyers! Hey you from up North COME ON DOWN! Hey you from the West COME on DOWN! Hey you from out East COME ON DOWN! Hey you from down So...
Colin Gearity
Declining an application based on credit score - anything to know
We are currently accepting applications on a rental and just received an application from a couple with really low credit scores, along with one of the individuals having an account in collections. They viewed the pr...
Raghavendra Jakkani
Tenant screening with child support
For my very first rental property the very first application I got had income which is 4.7 times rent. rent is $2550 and income $12k out of which $3kis child support. Credit history is excellent. No criminal or evict...
Mark Forest
Credit check services
What companies do you all use to check prospective tenant credit and why? I would like a company that looks at all three bureaus. Thank you for all recomendations.
Aaron M.
Credit & Background Checks
I have a rental application that i can print and hand to the applicant OR have them fill out the electronic form and print the completed applicationFrom this form i would like to run the credit and background checksW...
Partap A.
Landlord rights (Property management not sharing tenant info)
Hi, I am a landlord using a property management company for one time placement and not ongoing management. The property management company is refusing to share tenant information such as credit report and proof of emp...
Account Closed
Brand new to owning rentals - Need help!
Hi,I have my first rental unit up on Zillow and have already been getting bombarded with interest. What is the best way to affordably screen applicants? Any advice on things that are helpful to include in the applicat...