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Mary Joe am I allowed to accept a tenant who PREPAY several months in advance?
20 February 2015 | 10 replies

Hi AllI have a tenant who is self employed and she just started her business, since it is difficult to establish her income, she offers to prepay 3 month  in advance for a 1 year lease.   So she will put down 1st 3 mo...

Mushtaq G. Can I rent home to someone with bad credit
28 April 2017 | 11 replies

I just got a new investment property,  there is this potential tenant, single parent with four kids, the eldest daughter is 24 yrs old, the tenant was upfront about a rocky credit, but when I ran the application the c...

Brad Crosby How do I verify a tenant that is Self-Employed?
31 October 2016 | 16 replies

I am looking to fill my first rental! I have a potential tenant that has been self-employed for the past few years. She claims $4,000 monthly income. How would I verify that? Am I allowed to ask for tax returns, bank ...

Paul Post How much info can a PM share with a landlord?
9 August 2024 | 47 replies

Greetings,How much and what type of information is a property manager allowed to share with a landlord?  Very best,Paul

Logan Larochelle First time rental advice
20 June 2023 | 22 replies

I’m currently fixing my house up it’s almost done in a week or so. The house is fully paid off. The question I have is:1. How/where do you go about posting your listing for rental2. How are you screening potential ten...

Matt Weddon Legally Rejecting Applications
2 January 2025 | 18 replies

Getting ready to rent my first property!
I've been reading up on the process to go from advertisement to signed lease. I feel I have a good handle on the basic best practices and will be listing the property on Zillo...

Morgan Porter Verify Income for Self Employed Applicant
14 October 2020 | 3 replies

I recently received an application from someone who is self-employed. They are claiming significant income but I have no company to call other than the applicant herself. Should I request a tax return, bank statement,...

Kell Franks Vacant to Value - Baltimore
7 July 2019 | 4 replies

Has anyone used the vacant to value program in Baltimore to buy properties? Does the application process take long?  I would like to use the program to rehab a property for rent.  On average how much does it cost to r...

Daniel Kern Deeper Tenant Screening
1 November 2020 | 2 replies

Hello.  We have a unit available January 1 and just started showing it this week. Received five applications already. Just wondering any advice or tools people are using to more deeply screen/select tenants? In NJ, we...

Jan Schwoebel How to apply business deductions on combined income
17 December 2019 | 2 replies

My wife is a realtor (sole proprietor ) and has $0 income so far. I'm a full time employee. We usually file taxes jointly. Can we apply any of her deductions to our combined income? Or will her "business expenses" onl...