I have a applicant who's pretty eager to rent my place because several other places have already turned him down in favor of other applicants. I think the applicant has been looking for at least two months since he ha...

This post was inspired by a discussion born from the thread “Fund and Grow Financing” by @Justin Sheley. In contemplating the discussion, I found it worthy to start a separate thread examining what companies like Fund...

Is there a set timeframe that must be adhered to between when an applicant submits and pays for an application to rent a unit and when they must receive a decision by? I am in the process of renting out a home and aft...

Curious what others think of this new pro-renter ordinance approved in Seattle.  Would this make you think twice before investing in Seattle RE?In a nutshell, this ordinance aims to ban "discrimination by landlords a...

Hello! This is my first Bigger Pockets post. We had a qualified renter apply to rent our home, and she emailed asking why we rejected her. She's surprised that she's having such a difficult time finding a place to ren...

Hi all,I just purchased my first rental property and we have had a few applications but one is from a friend of a friend and that reference trumps everything for us. We didn't realize they'd be interested, if we would...

Can someone please share experiences of denying qualified applicants? If there are multiple applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, how do we take the preferred one and deny the rest applicants the right way?

Has anyone used Finishline Consulting for funding?  And if so, how was your experience.  I was redirected to them via 10billioncash.com.  I believe they open a bunch of credit lines in your name then do balance transf...

Tenant Screening Standards:
- No previous eviction
- 3x income to rent
- Clean background
- Good references

Hi Everyone,

On biggerpockets these 4 standards for the tenant screening process have been repeated time an...

Just wondering if any owners of mixed use properties or commercial real estate have a sample Application. Some applications for residential tenants don’t seem to apply to commercial. Any thoughts or comments would be ...