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Jj Ll How Can a Landlord Report Bad Tenants to Credit Agency
27 April 2017 | 5 replies

Can anyone tell me where and how I can report a bad tenant (failure to pay rent, etc.) to one of the major 3 credit agencies?  Which account do I need to sign up for,  etc.?  Thank you.

Michael Peña Accepting tenets with bad credit or with out Green card .
28 April 2023 | 2 replies

Hello everyone, My name is Mike , I am originally from the Miami Florida area a good market . We recently moved to NC a small town in Warsaw ,Wallace, Wilmington area. Has anyone faced something like this and what s...

Jodi Paulovich Can i pull money out of property with bad credit?
29 December 2023 | 6 replies

Hi, i currently own a 3 family with a 4% mortgage, which is doing very well. I am about to purchase a SFH foreclosure for $65k cash (this week), and wanted to find out if there was a way to pull out some cash to pay d...

Michael Baradell Tenant Screening: Bad Credit: 2X security or First and Last
6 December 2014 | 6 replies

Hey BP!!I am curious on your thoughts. If you have a tenant applicant who is qualified in all aspects except they have bad credit due to medical, would you require first months rent AND 2X securit deposit or First, La...

N/A N/A Want to buy prop before selling home, bad credit. How?
20 July 2006 | 6 replies

Hi everyone. I'm not much of an investor, but my current home has appreciated a lot in 5 years so I suppose I qualify. :) I have a couple questions for you guys, but first let me explain my situation...

My wife and I...

Denise B. First time screening tenants - how bad can their credit be?
6 June 2012 | 15 replies

Hi,
I'm relatively new to the landlording business. Bought my 1st two units about 18 months ago and inherited tenants that are actually pretty good.

This is my first time screening tenants to fill a vacancy (3 br/...

Tim Bartel Do I put adults with bad credit on the lease?
1 March 2018 | 8 replies

I sometimes accept multiple adults in an apartment, where only one of them is financially able (or has decent credit history) to make the rent payments. Should I still put all adults on the lease? My concern is that t...

N/A N/A 11 Steps for Getting approved when you have Bad credit
6 May 2005 | 1 reply

Reprinted with permission of John Michael

1. Find a home to lease option. You need to show 12 months of payments on time. Try for an 18 to 36 month lease option. There are many resources to help you locate lease opt...

James O'Shea First tenants with Bad credit but have a co-signer.
11 March 2016 | 7 replies

I bought my first investment property last month. There is an existing tenant on 1st floor and she is great. She has friends who are looking for a place, as they gave their notice at their current apartment. I met the...

Derrick Gordon Loan Options with Good Credit but bad Debt to Income.
2 July 2018 | 7 replies

Curious to know if there are any good loan (options other than hard or private) that self employed people can use with little to no taxable income.