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I had an applicant that I was interested in and wanted to contact their previous landlord to ask about their rental history. The previous landlord was managing an apartment complex of over a thousand units. When I se...
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Is it normal I’m having so much trouble finding section 8 tenant for my rental properties? We have had multiple potential tenants but none section 8. My property manager said that they posted the home on all sites to ...
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What application/program do you recommend for managing your books/portfolio. We are currently using quickbooks but as our portfolio expands I was wondering if there are any other user friendly applications that anyon...
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These questions are directed to the landlords that charge an application fee. I think that this would be a good way to cover the fee's associated with the credit check and criminal background check. Being...
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We purchased a SFR in Murrieta, fixed it all up, and hired a property manager to rent it for us. About 6 weeks after we closed, he found a self-employed tenant with a 730 FICO and over $20k in the bank. Our new tenant...
I am interested in renting individual rooms to college students. I was wondering if in the application process I should ask specific questions that you would not normally ask to non-college students. As well what do p...
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Hello All,I am planning to list my property in NC for rent. I have screened tenants in the past, but it has been 8+ years ago. Looking for recommendation for how to screen the tenants and what services I can use? H...
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It is true that 2016 is my first year of investing, however i feel like I've been in the business for years. After purchasing my first two properties this year I'm having trouble getting my second rented. So far it'...
I am a newer property manager, and I need some help. I have started managing my grandparents rental properties, and they have never preformed background checks or any pre-screening for tenants. I am wanting to find so...
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I’ve been contemplating getting rid of my property manager which is renters warehouse and use an app like cozy to collect payment and manage my rental myself. My reason is that renters warehouse chargers me $79 a mont...