Ivan Jenkins
Applying Fair Housing Standards to Criminal Records?!?
I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...
Bob Collett
hostile rental owner environment
Hi AllA few weeks ago, the owner of a property I manage received a "ticket" from the city of Cleveland because the tenant did not properly place the trash basket out in front of the house. The city sent a "ticket" fo...
Casey Roloff
Advice for dealing with Tenant issues
Hi!I'm in need of some advice for dealing with two problem tenants. I recently purchased a 4-plex in Arizona and inherited 3 of the 4 tenants (2 out of 3 on Section 8). At closing, I immediately accepted a 4th tenan...
Brandon Allenczy
Application and Tenant Screening
Hey BP!How do you guys handle applications for your rental for couples? Do you make both of them fill out an application? I know both have to be on the lease, but the 3 reports I request cost $55 to run so I'm just fe...
John Sharpe
Possible to sue negligent owner of criminal-infested property?
The house next door is owned by elderly couple (in a living trust) who live a couple hours away and bought the very nice house several years ago for their brain-fried and/or druggie divorced adult son to have a place ...
Arthur R. van der Vant
5 best practices for screening tenants
Screening tenants is an important step in the property management process. By thoroughly vetting potential tenants, you can ensure that you choose reliable, responsible renters who will pay their rent on time and ta...
Sandra Sunshine
Occupant on House Arrest- The plot thickens
Hi all-
The plot thickens and as I am waiting for a reply from my lawyer, I thought I would see if anyone has knowledge of this issue.
Today, I found out that my horrible tenant is keeping someone at the house on ho...
Clint Cook
Section 8
Please share your thoughts on the good, the bad and the ugly of Section 8 rentals.Thanks
Dante Pirouz
Approving a Tenant Online without Meeting in Person
Hi All: I have a prospective tenant who is moving to Port Huron from out of state to start a new job. They (married couple with kids) submitted their application online which is our normal process, paid the applicati...
Account Closed
Add cash to 1031 exchange
I am considering selling one or all of my properties in order to get into the multi-family business. On certain deals if I assume that I need 25% down, I could exchange one property I have and add a bit of cash to ma...