Chris B.
Declaring service animals / emotional support animals prior to signing the lease
I've converted to being a pet friendly landlord. It seems over the past few years that 75% of the applicants have pets so it makes sense to do so. Conversion of flooring to accommodate this is expensive and I charge...
Colleen Ross
Assistance Animals under Fair Housing Act
Hi Bigger Pockets. I have a question regarding assistance animals under the Fair Housing Act. We are advertising our rental property and just received an inquiry from someone with a service animal. Our policy is no...
Donald Cooley
Backgrounds
Hi all, My wife and I are in the process of marketing and renting out our first income property. Is it normal to do a criminal background check along with the credit history? Just curious. I've advertised on a site ca...
Himateja Madala
Tenant Placement fee
Folks,
I had an agent place a tenant for me and charged me 8% of my yearly rent which is about 1 month's rent. Now tenant is creating a lot of trouble by blowing everything out of proportion and making it hard for me...
Aaron K.
Scary applicant: Should I just cut contact with him?
This is about a person who has applied to rent a house. He is charismatic and likeable, talkative and seems genuine. His income and personal references check out. However when I ran his background check, he was succes...
Erin O'Connor Smith
Served 3-day notice to perform or quit, now what?
Two tenants who are roommates have always been argumentative and difficult with me about following rules. I discovered they moved in two new roommates, a couple, under the radar a month ago.
I agreed to screen the c...
Corey Dutton
3 Gift Ideas to Make Your Real Estate Professional Smile
If you have a family member or friend that works in real estate, whether as an agent, mortgage broker, real estate investor, or title officer, you may be stumped as to what type of gift to buy for him or her. Below...
Mike Schorah
Is there a better place to find room renters besides Facebook Marketplace?
Facebook Marketplace is full of drug addicts.
I used to find professionals on Craigslist
Jeremy Lee
Landlord wants application via Zillow prior to viewing?
Hi all,
There's a home I'm interested in renting that I saw on Zillow and reached out to the landlord. She is saying that she needs for me to apply via Zillow (there's a $29 universal credit/background check that can...
Darius Johnson
Solutions for Rental App and Receiving Rent Payments online
I am looking for a way to receive Rental applications online and collect the Application Fee.Also I am looking for a way to collect rent online. Something nice, professional and affordable.Anybody got any good soluti...