Few Quick questions on how to screen tenants..
What is a good website for background checks and credit check.
Also how long does it usually take to get the information?
Thank you
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I have a Detached Garage apartment that is on my sisters property that we will be looking for renters soon. My niece and nephew age 12and 9 will be alone for short periods of time. I live next door but separated by an...
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I haven't hear of this before but the city of Cedar Falls Iowa is implementing a six month ban on home owners turning their house into a rental property. The ban can be extended for up to a year. Interesting, seems ...
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I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...
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My ex and I divorced back in 2012 and I did a Quit Claim Deed leaving him the house. My name is still on the loan tho. He recently passed away and the new girlfriend is going to stay in the house and said she would ma...
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When companies move their headquarters out of California, they choose Texas way more than they choose any other state. Since Jan. 1, 2018, some 107 companies have moved their headquarters to Texas from the Golden Stat...
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Took a chance on a young lady with 4 kids, as many landlords know, kids can be very detrimental to a property. A large percentage of landlords discriminate against children in the application process... I decided not ...
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Call me a patriotic fool but this is one great country and I often think it's but luck of the draw I was born into it. Happy to pay.
Honor might be pushing it.....
Sharon in Milwaukee
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Starting to transition my 25 rentals off my property manager and doing it in house. The plan is to manage a few myself with TenantCloud- then when I have my systems in place I am going to hire someone to do the book k...
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I have a rental property in a nice neighborhood with a HOA that I picked up in two years ago. The HOA just adopted some new rules that make it difficult to be a landlord.
First of all any prospective tenant a...