I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...

I've been thinking about possibly trying to obtain my real estate license, but I have a felony record unfortunately... I've contacted the Ohio Division of Real Estate Licensing to see if I could get licensed with a fe...

Hello, new to this website, I had a question, how often do you guys rent to criminals? Do you have a policy for that, such as type of crime will deny the application?I want to give people changes because I can underst...

I am a landlord and unfortunately, we are in a situation for our property in South Carolina whereby a tenant (a lady) has an occupant (an adult son) who was not a signee on the lease but listed as an occupant. This pa...

In this industry, there is a lot of incentive to bend the truth, some say dont say x to the lender.. and if something happens dont say y to the insurer.  When it comes to raising capital, appear this way, speak that w...

If you have a tenant move in and you know they were convicted of a crime can you be held responsible?

What is the current law on refusing to rent to prospective tenants who have criminal records?  Thank you in advance.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/doj-wa...Who protects the landlords?

Hi guys,What reason is ok to use to refuse tenant in renting? (Is misdemeanor a good reason?)State Florida...

Hi Bigger Pockets,I need some help!!! I need to know how do I go about obtaining a criminal report for a potential tenant I am considering renting to. I've tried contacting the local police department to no avail. I k...