Does anyone search the sex offender registry to see if there are any close by before they pursue a property? I don't hear too much about this. It may not be a big concern?

i just purchased my first 2 investment homes both 3br 2ba avg. 1400sq ft each.

I'm thinking about contacting the state probation office to find my renters as i will look for an older first time offender.

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4th DUI.Rent is always on time, no other problems.I'm just not sure.

I'll admit now that I am an infiltrator to this forum. I'm not a property owner or landlord. I am a potential tenant trying to figure out what makes you guys tick. (What I have discovered so far is that you love mo...

What do you think of the video and how would you handle it in Vancouver, WA?Youtube Video

I know I can't discriminate when comes to possible tenants but when I do the background screen do I can put a disclaimer or something saying I don't rent to sex offenders, people with mental illness or with polic...

I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons.  I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was.  He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...

Is there a niche for renting  C and D class properties to sex offenders?  I've worked with this population in the past and the majority live in C or D class neighborhoods. Less than 5% of sex offender re-offend after ...

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you!

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                                                                                                                    Nothing can cause a property manager more headaches than  renting to the wrong person. That one bad r...