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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...