Ramon Wilson
This is Extreme Landlording
First a disclaimer - This is not something I endorse, recommend or would ever do. But, If true, this is unbelievable...amazing to see what some people may be capable of when pushed to the edge. https://www.vice.com/en...
Account Closed
Screening tenant with arrest record - help!
Hi BP and Happy Sunday!In the process of screening tenants for my first ever rental property. I've read the BP book on manging rental properties, and other articles and such about the Fair Housing Act, and am wonderin...
Liz C.
Applicant with Marijuana conviction from 7 years ago.
Hi all ,
Would you take someone from Marijuana conviction from 7 years ago as tenant ?
When they say Marijuana conviction means he smoke marijuana or could mean he was selling it?
Is easy to get rid of marijuana sm...
Daryl Williams
RE Commision on realtors who wholesale
so a while back i asked about laws governing realtors who wholesale as well. there was a lot of responses so i figured i would go ahead and ask the South Carolina Real Estate commission what there position is on the s...
Marcus Johnson
Murder inclusion in Minneapolis
So this is directly from the City of Minneapolis website where the Renter Protection Ordinance was passed unanimously by the City Council and will go into effect June 2020. Please read, because apparently as a Landlo...
Bruce D. Bolton
Guest is a meth head felon...
Can I name a convicted felon in a new lease agreement and bar him from ever being a guest in my rental unit?
Blake Elder
Tenant Screening- Convicted Felons?
Good evening! I have been a bigger pockets member for awhile, and my wife and I recently purchased our first investment property. It has 7 units and we are in the process of filling two of the units. I have a twofold ...
Theodore Arzt
Old criminal record
I have a potential tenant who sounds really good overall. He and his family are interested in moving in. At the end of showing the place he pulled me aside and told me about his record. 10 years ago he got a convicti...
Anthony Gayden
$1000 Fine if you do a background check on a tenant
New law in Oakland, California. https://sf.curbed.com/2020/1/23/21078782/oakland-background-check-renters-criminal-fair-chance
I am of course opposed for obvious reasons. Just as an example while running backgrounds...
Autumn Whittington
Renter not informed that maintenance worker was a convicted felon
About a year ago I (landlord) decided to repair a deck to one of my rental units that needed repair. I chose to do this myself with help from my father who volunteered to help. We have had a troubled relationship for ...