Joy Page
Tenant Selection Strategy
What is you strategy for selecting tenants? I've reviewed credit history, background checks, and income sources. Do you accept tenants with evictions? Collections? Do you have a base credit score for acceptance?
Melissa Faraias
Renting to a tenant who had filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy
Hello BP community,I am in the process of screening tenants to rent out my first rental property so I am a novice landlord. Would you rent to a tenant who had filed chapter 7 bankruptcy 2 years ago for medical reasons...
Victoriya Mints
Screening for co-applicants - please advise
I am new landlord and would appreciate some advice. I have a young engaged couple with her child who are interested in renting my home. During the showing, they said they can meet the income criteria of 3X/income join...
Matt Turner
Do these sound like good tenants? First Rental.
I have decided to go with a military family to move into my first rental property. Everything went good with the showing and also looks very good on paper. I have ran the TansUnion Smart Move checks on them and i rec...
Bobby Narinov
Are you allowed to discriminate against crazy people?
I have a person that is on a lot of psychiatric drugs. Or at least he used to be but now for one reason or another refuses to take them. He even tried to burn down my building while attempting to kill himself. See my ...
Marcus Bartels
Graduate/Medical student screening for rental
Do you need to do a full background and credit check for a medical/dental/pharmacy student when screening? Presumably they have already cleared background checks.
Thoughts?
Victoria S.
Questionable tenant application
We just bought a duplex. One side came with a long term tenant. The other side is vacant. We just had a 60 y/o retired applicant, her son (in his 30s) and grandson apply. The income is 3x the rent. however the retiree...
Brad Nelson
Is it worth running credit check on subsidized tenants?
Rather, is it worth running a credit check on applicants who are subsidized?Hello, have a senior couple in their early 60's who receive subsidized rent and are interested in my available lower unit. The program is n...
Will Perry
New Member, Mesa, Arizona
I come from a medical background and like many other professionals I am tired of working my butt off and not getting paid.
Totally new to real estate investing but but I am learning the business through Fortu...
Sarah Baniewicz
Background check for MTR
What website/company do you use for a background check? I am purchasing my first MTR property in Chicago and do not know where to go to do background checks on tenants.