I have at least 4 couples who (at least in pre-screening) score almost identically high. I have not yet asked them to apply, and therefore I haven't collected any application fee from them. I don't want ALL of them to...

Hi,An applicant put a Salvation Army shelter as his address. I have called and verified that he lives there. According to them he had to take care of some financial responsibilities while there, now he is ready to tra...

Do you phrase it in a generalized, or specific way?

i.e. would you write "we check your credit, eviction history, references and make a decision based on a combination of factors..."

or would you put "your applicat...

I am in the process of transitioning tenants for my single family home rental property.  I've been lucky with a strong response from my listing but it has raised a question in my mind.  Let's assume 2 or more prospect...

Hi BP community, I currently have a property that is about to become vacant. Tenant will leave April 30th even though his lease expires May 31st. My main question is regarding interest in viewing the property, by futu...

So we have a unit available June 1st, it is very tough getting good tenants with the credit/background check and minimum screening requirements we have in place. So we did an open house and found a couple which pass a...

Hi,I'm creating my landlord documents and the BP template I received has a line that confuses me. Under Qualification Standards (such as 3x/rent income, US resident, etc), it says "At landlord’s discretion, compensati...

So we sent an email telling a possible tenant that we accepted their application. But we haven’t heard from the tenant since. We have nothing signed yet. I want to know if I can legally still show and accept applicati...

How do you avoid being accused discrimination when screening and turning down applicants for your rental? What are the best practices and methods to protect yourself as a landlord? Specifically in upstate New York.

Question - First time landloard. Listed my property on zillow and set up several appointments to view across 3 days. By the end of the first day I already had 4 qualified applicants. Others that had not viewed yet had...