Wife and I are still trying to find our first investment..  We are going to look at one this Sunday, but there is a sunroom on the back of it and I'm wondering if it was constructed with proper permits.  Is there a wa...

Do I have this right: Only take cash or money order for the security deposit and first month's rent, but then it's okay to accept personal checks from then on?

(This rental is not in a low income area, so I assume mo...

Hi! Looking at purchasing an Apartment complex on E. 30th KCKS. The numbers seem to work out well, but I'm looking for someone who is more familiar with the area to help me determine if this is a class A, B C or D!Tha...

I am a landlord & I am looking for a background check company

Hello All,
I have recently purchased a 4 bedroom house and I am beginning my search for tenants. I am curious about running background and credit checks on potential renters. What is the best way to do this? Any tips...

Hey guys, This is my first post on BiggerPockets, and I'm very excited about this website and this industry. I started a company with my brother in Richmond, Virginia. We picked up our first property for $55k, plan fo...

in NYC, we used BIS website for checking for pending/resolved/outstanding building/code violations.since i'm relatively new to the west coast, not sure with local LA county cities (Signal Hill, Long Beach, Lakewood, S...

we are looking to put our first investment property on the rental market soon! YAY! I am wondering what websites landlords like to use to run the credit/background checks on their applicants.  Thank you in advance!

Joshua,
Thank you for the wonderful world that is biggerpockets. Is there any way that you would be able to put a spell check for the posts? I type my posts on a word doc first and then paste them over to ...

I am a first time landlord and wanted to know how I go about conducting credit and background check on applicants.Thanks.