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...

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- 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...

Newbie to Landlording.Having read the book by Brandon Turner, I realized that there are few information gathering forms (such as Application, Potential Tenant Questionnaire, Move-out Survey Form, etc) that can possibl...

Hello! What are the steps for Realtors when doing rentals, working with rental listing agents and management companies in Southern California? I don't need to know anything other than the steps. What forms to use, whe...

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.

Hi guys,My current renter is leaving at the end of the month and I decided to show the house even though the renters are still there; talked to them and they're ok with it. I know they haven't taken great care of the ...

Hello folks,
For those that have house hacked while renting out bedrooms to tenants... how do you screen them?   This seems a so much more personal when you have to actually share the same living space with tenants. ...

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...