I have been looking at sample tenant applications trying to create one I like. A lot of them are very basic and I feel lacking in important information I need to properly screen applicants. I took pieces from several ...

Hello BP family! Asking for help & guidance, I am new in this landlording & tenant screening. We have a two bath, two bedroom condo in Orlando. It is A midterm rental. The current applicant wants fo lease for ...

Hey all, 
Recently bought a 3family in my home state of NY and am choosing to do most of the management on my own to cut my teeth and learn what I don't know before I outsource it in the future.  I am working with an...

I just read this article about the Seattle fair housing law and I thought it opens up some very interesting issues that people might want to discuss.The subject line says Proposed, as i was unable to edit it out (my a...

How can I check the criminal background (including checking for evictions and previous lawsuits they've filed) on potential tenants? Any good website?

Hi everyone,i am in process to list my property as a rental. this is my first rental and what to know what types of questions are ok to ask in pre-screening questionnaire. It is ok to ask about prior eviction history ...

NTN is charging $20 for national criminal background check, and $25 total for the other checks (credit, evict, etc.). That's why I had my app fee so high in the beginning.

Does anyone know of a reliable way to do the...

I thought BP offers a $5 discount for MySmartMove, but whenever I go to resources and click "Tenant Screening" and hit "Learn More" under the Landlord section, the pricing shows $25 for the basic and +$5 for the a...

What are your suggestions on the best website to use to do background checks on potential tenants?

Place I wanted to use is $38 a piece. If I wanted to do a credit/criminal/eviction check that is $114. That seems pretty high to me. Am I wrong? Also what type of checks do you run? I think that the eviction check is ...