Hi- Whats the best way you have found to verify employment/salary?  I did a mock background check (via smartmove) and it didn't pull up my current employer of 4 years.So I expect this might happen with a potential ten...

Houses in my market are split about 50/50 with/without fridges. Ive left my without a fridge because if a new tenant were to bring their own I could save a little money and I don't have a place to store it if they wan...

Sometimes people post on Bigger Pockets about wanting to know "how" to do something ... not theoretically how, but specific examples. So here is an example of how I conduct/host an open house showing for a rental prop...

HI gang, thanks in advance for your insights. I'm a veteran ER travel nurse of 9 years having worked dozens of contracts throughout the country.  But the industry has progressively tightened it's belt over the past 12...

Hi,I'm a first time landlord, long story short I had a potential tenant very interested in the property that cleared all the checks.The tenants were having a baby soon, and the wife was making the larger income of the...

I'm ready to list my first property to find a tenant and was wondering if anyone sends an additional rental application to gather more details when having potential clients apply through a website like Cozy.co? I'm cu...

How do you avoid being accused discrimination when screening and turning down applicants for your rental? What are the best practices and methods to protect yourself as a landlord? Specifically in upstate New York.

I have a potential tenant who wants to put in an application for a property I have for rent.  They are from another country and are relocating to my area for a few years with a very well-known company. I have a letter...

Hi! Im wondering what everyones process is with renting to new tenants. I currently do a phone interview, application, and showing. It seems to be working well. I did a phone interview with my first applicant and they...

Hi, I’m new to “legit” landlording and I’ve been reading through The managing rentals book. I do have a question that doesn’t seem too clear to me in the book. Does every potential tenant go through the full applicati...