This is my first rental in a B/B+ 4bd/2.5ba area asking 2k rent. 2k deposit.  Pet friendly.  No evictions. No felonies. Owner pays trash, water, utilities. Responsible for mow and snow. Using mysmartmove to screen. I'...

Just wanted to share with the BP community a couple of tips that came into great use while screening a perspective tenant:

1. If available online, check with the county assessor who actually owns the property...

As we landlords know, not allowing kids is illegal. I drove past a 4plex today and the "For Rent" sign only had an email address on it, saying to use it to request an application. Having just gone through a vacancy in...

 I have a potential tenant but I am having trouble verifying employment.  She said she was displaced because of the hurricane in North Carolina. Her job transferred her up here to Connecticut.   I did speak with someo...

Hi All,My girlfriend and I just bought our first duplex and are about to rent out a unit (we are house-hacking). Our realtor pre-screened a bunch of applicants, and she finally sent one to us that met the criteria.  I...

Hello, I am going to start landlord business in BC.How do you choose your good tenants, and what method do you use for rent collection? Does anyone use background check services and/or online payment (other than e-mai...

I am getting a smartphone (I know it is about time!) and I was wondering if using it to take move in/out videos would suffice or is there an advantage to using a camcorder?

Does anyone have any tips or tricks when it comes to leasing. I have 8 properties. When I put a property for lease on the MLS and put a sign in the yard and I get 20-30 calls a day, plus emails. Pre-screening all t...

I know about the 8 protected classes when screening tenants, but fell into a situation today I wasn't sure how to answer. I offered an apartment in the multifamily house I live in to a lady on the phone to come look ...

Hi All.  I'm preparing the application for my first rental and have a question: Is it good practice to communicate some of the more sensitive screening standards to the applicants (i.e., as stated on the application) ...