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Patti Robertson One Applicant - 5 Different SSNs!
12 October 2022 | 4 replies

The fraud in the rental application market now is unreal. I am careful not to give the fraudsters too much information, because if they have half a brain they improve their application when they apply for the next ho...

Dakota Bonjour Renting house, how do I do background checks?
11 January 2020 | 8 replies

I just put my other house up for rent and didn't think about the whole process before putting it up. How do I do background checks on the people looking to rent? 

Katie Willcox Pre-Screening - Are We Being Too Tough?
10 August 2021 | 39 replies

Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it.  We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...

David Vaughn Avoiding Bad Tenants
29 July 2023 | 19 replies

I am new to Bigger Pockets but not to real estate. I have been in the buy hold game for over 20 years. I can honestly say I have made about every mistake humanly possible in real estate but I have always been good at ...

Jeremy H. use realtor to find tenants
8 August 2015 | 19 replies

occasionally I have seen realtor signs on a house and it says "For Rent".   Even with flyers in the box.Assuming the property does not belong to the realtor and he is helping a client find a tenant,Can you please expl...

Tassany Prasoeuthsy Landlord: Screening tenants
9 August 2019 | 20 replies

What sites and/or screening criteria/requirements/rules do you have and used that’s helped you screened “good” tenants?

Lorraine Martin What do you require as a landlord when screening new tenants?????
11 May 2022 | 9 replies

Hey Landlords!
What are your main requirements when seeking new tenants? 
Credit Score of?
Background check for anyone over 18?
Do you allow negative trade-lines at all ? 
How many references? 
Income three time...

Sean Dawson PM charging Administrative Move In Fees and lease signing fee
19 February 2020 | 9 replies

I posted this in the regional subsection, but figured here would get more responses.  We have a property that has become available for rent at the beginning of December. I have been looking around at the listings on ...

Craig Garrow How many of you are charging application fees?
26 January 2019 | 71 replies

Just looking to find out who's charging fees for rental apps, and what you're charging? Have you had any push back from a tenant who was denied?

Marc Winter Max of Two Humans Per Bedroom is Discriminatory?!
1 March 2020 | 15 replies

HUD ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA LANDLORDS RESOLVING CLAIMOF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION--because of 'unreasonably restrictive two-person-per-bedroom occupancy policy'

Read below the Agreement issued by HUD.  Do...