Guy filled out application, listed his dog as only other tenant. Income of $90/year with one year contract, only debt is one credit card in good standing and a deferred student loan, good rental references. After sign...

We recently listed a duplex for rent in Milwaukee, WI. We received three applications. After calling the references and verifying income, etc. we narrowed it down to one possibility that looked good. We informed this ...

I have been noticing there are a lot of posts asking about can I discriminate against this or that.  I always thought of tenant screening as a job interview and I am the employer.  I would phone screen them, if they m...

I am considering renting to a marijuana company in MA and was wondering what you guys are seeing for typical rents? I assume they are higher than the average commercial rental rates but wanted to see what you guys wer...

I just read an article about a management company that tried to evict a woman who was the victim of domestic violence. It is an interesting piece and begs the question . . . do you do all that you can to protect vic...

Morning guys,

I have a question to all my fellow BP members. I could not find the thread for some reason so i figured lets construct a new one.

If you were to rebuild this country. What would you get rid of first to...

American Greed had a segment on last night about Remington financial.bottom line these guys were in business for over a decade made 27 million 10k at a time by charging 10k due diligence fee's  they had all sorts of f...

I have a potential tenant who was evicted from her last home. I offered to rent to her on a month by month basis. Increased rent $50/mo from my regular rate, 2xrent security deposit and a co-signer. I also let her kno...

I am purchasing a duplex as a first time landlord in northern NJ. I will be house hacking however the other unit will be vacant upon purchase. I would like to be prepared from the first day of purchase so here are my ...

Hi BPer, For those who have been using MySmartMoves service through BP. Do you have any issue? The MySmartMoves background check has been my go-to place for tenant screening. Unfortunately, my previous screening, the ...