Chris B.
ESA exemption option for small landlords
In a prior post from about 2 months ago, Kerry Malarkey and Nathan Gesner mentioned a small landlord is exempt from FHA requirements requiring the acceptance of emotional support & assistance animals if one of the...
Megan McCrea
FL Beachside Homeowners Ins WITH wind?
Has anyone purchased a beachside Florida rental home this year or late last year and successfully obtain homeowners insurance WITH wind/ hurricane coverage? If so, who was the carrier? Here are the challenges/ reasons...
Byron Bohlsen
Trouble Chosing
Hi Folks,Hoping for some thoughts from some experienced landlords. I am trying to choose between two applicants. I think I know what to do but wanted to get feedback. Applicant A:Unmarried couple, very blue collar. At...
Andrew Cross
Applicant feedback
I currently have an applicant that I'm pretty certain I'm going to have to deny based on a previous landlord's reference. The applicant is denying the claims from the landlord. I've already told the applicant that i...
Derek Markowicz
Felony on background check.
Simple question I already know the answer but looking for a little bit of support and wording how to approach this situation. Preliminary questions to prospective tenants I asked if they had any felonies, which they a...
William Walker
The art (scam) of appraisals
I wanted to do a cash out refi so I called my lender. They asked how much I wanted to take out and I said as much as possible. They asked me what I thought the house was worth and I said $250k, Zillow says 255k so abo...
Mauana Anderson
Any suggestions for a lender that does HELOCs?
I currently have two properties and would like to get a HELOC so I can pursue rehabbing. I was denied by my credit union because of my Debt to income ratio. They would not count my second job because I have been the...
Angie Arias
Special needs tenants
Hey. Are there any problems you all can foresee with a tenant who has ‘special needs’ dog. I’m renting out my place for the first time and I’m a little concerned about renting to anyone who has a mental or physical d...
Clayton Mercer
Discourage an application
I showed my property to a couple who gave me a story about they are closing in the sale of their home in the next month. There goal is to to down size and would like to rent for a while.Something didn’t feel right so...
Danielle Campos
Rejecting an ESA
I just posted my rooms for rent in my first house-hacking (yay!) and I've been trying to understand how I should reply to some inquiries I've been receiving. I've posted that I prefer female housemates (zillow, hotpad...