Good afternoon, this is John Akhlaghi,
I am currently nineteen years old and I am in college for accounting at the University of North Florida. 
I am about to close on my first property that is a three bed two bath ...

Needing some expertise! Just bought our first place with inherited tenants. We got a very small estoppel agreement with the confirmed rent amount and that there was no deposit on a one pager. We have no information /b...

Hello BP, as always your input is appreciated.To start I'm in RI in case anyone has familiarity with the local laws.  I had applicants that passed my screening finally. They can't move in until June 1st which I think ...

After screening prospective tenants and making a selection, am I obligated to let the applicants who did NOT get approved know why they didn't make it?  Not sure if it's best to "say nothing"....be vague....or tell th...

As far as performing our due diligence can we perform criminal checks or should we keep as far as credit checks ?I believe is USA is legal to perform both but in Canada looks like is illegal to perform criminal checks...

Hey guys,
I have not made an offer on a property yet but found one I really like and feel like it is a good deal. With that said how do you guys screen your tenants? What do you guys use to run possible tenants credi...

I worked with a management company to rent out my townhome and they sent me an application with a set of 3 roommates that barely makes enough as 2 and just squeaks by with the 3 to meet income requirements. While tech...

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) ...

Hi,I have recently purchased a nice few units in a Class C area and managing the properties on my own. While having a few vacant units I keep on receiving applications from tenants with a nice percentage of these appl...

I have a question regarding the Fair Housing Act's Familial Status.The intent is to prevent anyone from refusing to rent to or give preferences to people based on their family status...single vs married, with or witho...