I have a guy (with 4 yr son) whose background checks indicates 700+ credit score, stable federal job (3X salary vs rent) for last 8 years, good references from past 2 landlords BUT had chapter 7 bankruptcy that was di...

I have a tenant (husband) who filed chapter13 and never told me about and he was paying his rent as usual with late fee. When I served noticed with demand-letter, his lawyer then sent me letter that they added me in c...

I had a call today from someone who filed bankruptcy and is making payments on it. It won't be discharged until later this year. Based on our phone conversation, they had a bunch of past financial problems and their c...

Landlords, do you rent to people with recent bankruptcies?  Normally, I would not consider it.  But, thinking about it, they have serious issues in managing finances, but I think they can not refile for a while, so in...

Hello Everyone, A homeowner in pre-foreclosure reached out to me to sell his house and it's a situation i've never heard of before. Looking for some guidance if i should even pursue it:Situation: it went to preforclos...

I came across a nice looking vacant house in my investing area. I did some research, to find out a company that is known to do fraudulent foreclosures, started to foreclose on the homeowner then dismissed the case. ...

I have someone interested in an apartment that has low credit score (high 500s, I require 675) and verbally told me about a declared bankruptcy about 1-1.5yrs ago. She meets the income requirement and has been with th...

My tenant is 2 months behind on rent, and I just received in the mail a B9I Notice of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors, & Deadlines.The tenant has listed our lease, and the 2 months he is behind, w...

My tenants are asking for a 4-month lease extension but I suspect they are filing for bankruptcy since they have a bankruptcy lawyer contacting me asking for the lease extension.  The current lease will expire end of ...

Hello BP community,I am in the process of screening tenants to rent out my first rental property so I am a novice landlord. Would you rent to a tenant who had filed chapter 7 bankruptcy 2 years ago for medical reasons...