Clareen Eberly
How do I know which paperwork to use for mid-term, furnished, rent by the room?
Do I always need to have a prospective tenant fill out an application to rent? Is that so I can weed out any prospective tenants there if something is a red flag? Then if all looks good though, I send them the residen...
Brad Uricchio
Adding sufficient "new" value to a rehab?
Recently passed on a home that needed only light "ginger breading", along with a new A/C unit to bring it to market. While this sounds great at 1st, and might be just the thing for turning a home into a rental, my fea...
Mike B.
Newbie - First Ever Tenant Screening
I found my first tenant and everything seemed fine. I went over the requirements with her. Gross income three times rent, Credit score greater than 600, etc... All is good she says. During the showing she mentioned he...
Jt Marting
18 Year Old Student (Cleveland, Ohio or West Palm, FL)
Hi! I'm pretty new to the forums, so I thought I'd introduce myself and see what happens. My names JT Marting, and I've been interested in F.I.R.E. community for a few years now. After spending a year or so learning h...
Jonathan Taylor Smith
Married person signing lease with someone who is not their spouse
Is there any reason for me to be concerned, and is it even any of my business... If a person stating to be married is signing a lease for a rental unit with someone who is NOT their spouse? I don't really care, but th...
Chris Lohmeier
Defining a Tenant in lease contract
Hello BiggerPockets, I’ve been absorbing all I can for this community for a year or so now but have finally came across a question I can’t seem to find the answer too. I’m in the process of picking up my second SFR r...
Cameron Iarrobino
How do I handle this parking dispute
Will try to keep it as concise & to the point as possible so here goes:I bought this duplex over the summer & it came with Tenant A, and their lease that runs through November 2021. Tenant A has been there 5 y...
David Codelli
What would you do with problem tenant
I've rented on 1996 SFH to the same tenant for seven years. She has always paid the rent on time, and I never get complaints from the neighbors, but she has not taken great care of the house. I know she has had adul...
Brian Christoff
Does each person on lease pay and get background & Credit checks?
I hadn't thought of this until asked tonight. Should I require each person that would be signing the lease agreement, to submit for and pay for a background and credit check? I'm assuming so. However. That means, I...
Jered Sturm
Denying applicant for 1 bedroom apt with kids???
I recently purchased a building with one bedroom apartment so am asking this question hypothetically so that I can approach it correctly if it ever comes up in my screening.Can you reject an applicant applying for a o...