Last summer I rented to a gentleman who had a colorful past however I had never screened my tenants based on criminal history...   After 38 days it was clear that the landlord/tenant relationship was not going to work...

I saw the video below a couple years ago. Is this basically what you use to analyze a deal? If so, it doesn't seem difficult to pick a property and analyze it. This may be a dumb question, but why do people make it so...

Hey, what do you guys think about my Preliminary Tenant Screening Form. I came up with the questions after reading a few articles on tenant screenings and thought this may help.  I'm having an open house viewing so I...

Hey Guys,I recently received an application from a potential tenant and ran his credit/criminal history using mysmartmove.com. This person has a very generic name (e.g. John Smith) and the criminal history came back w...

Had 4 guys sharing a 2 bedroom house.  One day a messages me and says his handgun was missing.  I asked him about the HDTV.  It was there, along with his other room mates guns.  He said his medications were missing to...

I have a month-to-month tenant, arrested for meth distribution. I served a notice of termination on the 7th, due out by midnight 3/31 (WA requires 20-day notice). But now, after reviewing landlord/tenant law, I see th...

Hey all I've just purchased a SF in the Ft. Worth area.  The existing tenant was supposed to be out of the property by the end of this month, but it's not looking promising.  Looking for a recommendation for an evicti...

I’m considering buying my first rental property in Kansas City, MO. I would love to hear from owners/investor about their experience and what they like or don’t like about this market. Any preferences on neighborhood...

I have a tenant who abruptly is moving out because of Covid. For now, they will pay but likely not for much longer. The other tenants who are still there want to have a say in who their new roommate is, whereas the te...

For the most part I've always done the leg work on screens possible tenant. For the most part I've done pretty well. ( nothings guaranteed)I find it's time to let someone else do it. So I can free up some of my  time....