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So, I’m hanging out at my duplex waiting for another prospective tenant that isn’t showing up for their appointment.
I prescreen, which cuts down drastically on no shows and people that do not meet the rental criter...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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It is not part of my business plan and nor do I plan on doing it. That said, there must be someone out there making it a business out of renting to those with evictions. I am constantly seeing people on craigslist o...
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Good morning, I'm getting quite a lot of interested applicants. Which makes me wonder how to handle them all. Should I include an application fee? Seems somewhat mean to take 10 application fees and only award the pro...
I've been thinking about possibly trying to obtain my real estate license, but I have a felony record unfortunately... I've contacted the Ohio Division of Real Estate Licensing to see if I could get licensed with a fe...
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I want to know if anyone knows a way to find out who manages a rental property. I want to verify that my applicant gave me the right contact information of their previous landlord/property manager and not his friend p...
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I have a scenario that I would like to run by the community to see if this breaks any landlord / tenant laws.-----------------------------------Property Management Company (PMC) lists property for rent. Standard requi...