Andrew Sacchetti
Tenant's Fiancé NOC Visa Form
Hey everyone,My name is Andrew Sacchetti and I live in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. I'm very new to this and just picked up my first multi family property at the beginning of November. Life has been very busy gettin...
Adam Sporinsky
Can a Chicago Landlord ask a potential tenants immigration status
I have a possible tenant that called and asked if they can apply if they only have an ITIN number and no SSN. Does anyone know if it would be a violation of any Illinois, Federal or Chicago laws to find out if they h...
Rose Stuart
When you can't run a credit/background check - foreign student
In my 8 years of landlording, I have relied heavily on background and credit checks. But now I have a vacancy and an applicant who is a foreign student at a local college. He does not have a social security number, bu...
Leon Huang
Looking For F1/H1B Visa REI Advice
Hi all. I've become fascinated with real estate the last couple of months or so and have been devouring BP content. Really excited and want to get my feet wet with assembling a team and closing my first deal. I'm curr...
George Smith
BP tenant application and verifying financials
The tenant application provided by Bigger Pockets has a section for the tenant to list their bank and account # as well as their Visa/Mastercard and #. Im wondering how many people also use this on their application a...
Cole Davis
Background Checks without SS Number
A prospective tenant with (great credit / clean background) of ours has a roommate that is here on a work permit. He has a Tax ID number but no Social Security number. Our current tenant screening company can only sea...
Huong Luu
Getting US citizenship through RE
Hi BP familyI was recently approached to invest in the US so I could get a US citizenship through the EB5/E2 visa process. Has any one done this? What benefits and shortfall are there in doing this? Being Canadian and...
Ian L.
EB2 Visa for Canadian through buying short-term for AirBnB rental
I was wondering if it's possible to buy a vacation rental, say in Palm Springs or Maui, with ultimate goal to actively manage it on the ground in the USA and get EB2 visa. EB2 is normally granted if you invest over 10...
Joe P.
Tenant Screening - TransUnion says possible invalid SSN
Top applicant for a property appears to be a mother-son combo, he is 23 and speaks good English. Both are from Columbia and appear to have come here in the last year or two. Both have SSN, hard-working, blue-collar, v...
Mary Joe
Need to check if tenant is legal resident in the US ?
Is the landlord responsible for checking if the tenant is a legal resident ? Say if I am renting to someone who is a student from overseas or who is here on a work visa, is it the landlord's responsibility to check ...