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Brian Hepler Can landlords report to credit agencies? if so, how?
14 November 2021 | 16 replies

I have one rent house and my tenant has never been late in the 3 years they've been there. I was wanting to report the payment history to help them build credit. Is it possible?  If so, how would I go about doing this...

James Mudd Credit Score
4 March 2014 | 7 replies

When buying a home…what credit score do they go with? The average, the middle, the top :-)….which one are they looking at ?

Daniel Lehman Applicant denial question
23 February 2022 | 4 replies

Do I need to tell every applicant why they're denied? Thus far I just tell applicants that don't get chosen something along the lines of "Thank you for applying, however, we have decided to move forward with a differe...

Jj Ll How Can a Landlord Report Bad Tenants to Credit Agency
27 April 2017 | 5 replies

Can anyone tell me where and how I can report a bad tenant (failure to pay rent, etc.) to one of the major 3 credit agencies?  Which account do I need to sign up for,  etc.?  Thank you.

Danny Webber NOD - PRE NOD LISTS NOW
2 December 2020 | 7 replies

Who has the best lists for purchase now?

Austin Everett First Rental - Pittsburgh, PA Rejection / Add'l Deposit Laws
11 July 2018 | 10 replies

I recently listed my first rental in Pittsburgh, PA (Allegheny County) and got my first batch of applicants. Unfortunately they weren't the shining stars I was hoping for so I'm curious about a few items as I haven't ...

Art Maydan Credit Run Buy Unknown Sources Multiple Times
15 May 2016 | 7 replies

My lender sent me an inquiries form that lists everyone who's run my credit this year. Two of the companies are the other lenders I was talking to before going with this one, but a few run my credit multiple times and...

Sandy Glover Landlords and a Consumer Report
30 January 2016 | 0 replies

                                                           A landlord my use a consumer report to determine if an applicant is qualified to rent from them, if fact, this is he best method as long as the rules of he Fa...

Helen Lee How to decline a prospective tenant based on credit or income
29 March 2016 | 16 replies

When renting my properties, I have prospective tenants claiming their felt being discriminated aagainst because they were declined due to their credit score or income. Though I am free from such complaints since it's ...

Alexander M Yacynych Is there anyway to report unpaid rent to a credit agency?
25 July 2020 | 2 replies

Is there anyway to report unpaid rent on a tenant who skipped out? I talked to some one at Equifax and they said that there was a demand for this type of reporting from landlords, and that they were working on it, an...