Mark Forest
Credit check services
What companies do you all use to check prospective tenant credit and why? I would like a company that looks at all three bureaus. Thank you for all recomendations.
Craig Rismiller
Tenant Screening Tip...
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...
Theodore Arzt
Good tenant or professional renter
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...
Michael Fundaro
Interviewing Tenants
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...
Eve I.
Tenant screening and rent collection in Canada
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...
Albert Martinez
Leasing tips and tricks
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...
Joe Kato
Selective with tenants in my house?
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 ...
Jeremy G.
Unlimited amount of prospective tenants, is this normal?
I have posted 2 apartments for rent over the past 2 months and i get absolutely bombarded with emails and calls expressing interest and asking to set up showings, I am overwhelmed.I just recently listed a 3 bedroom ap...
Arnie Guida
Well, That's One Way To Get Around "No Kids Allowed"
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...
Lance H.
Advertising rental
Hello everyone!
I'm about to begin advertising a house to get it rented. Just curious where everyone advertises there vacancies.
My thoughts are sign in yard, craigslist, and newspaper. This is lower end home in...