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Ari T. Apartment units with "Sex Offender" tenants. What do you think?
4 June 2020 | 2 replies

So, in continuous marketing effort that our team does, we have come across an apartment complex in rather good central area of Tucson, with all "Sex offenders" as tenant. Honestly, I do not have any inputs when it com...

D'vorah Nadel selling a rental, neighbor is a registered sex offender unknown
8 December 2022 | 2 replies

My wife and I recently decided to liquidate some of our equity by selling a rental home that had solid rental history. We notified the renters we were selling and their lease was ending that month. They took the news ...

Logan Hassinger Disclosure to New Tenant of Existing Tenant Registered Sex Offender
5 May 2015 | 15 replies

My question is do I have to disclose to new applicants or tenants that a current tenant is a registered sex offender? After speaking with the current landlord, he has said that this tenant has been there for several y...

Brandon Turner How Do YOU "Low Ball" an Offer and Not Offend?
21 April 2015 | 21 replies

When you offer to purchase a property from a homeowner - what's your best strategy for offering a price much lower than what they are asking (and avoid offending them?)

Any tips to share?

Alis B. Can renters (legally) break lease if sex offender moves into neighborhood?
14 October 2014 | 0 replies

I am reading up on TX landlord/tenant laws and something caught me off guard.  I can't seem to find a clear answer:  If a family is renting my SFH and then a registered sex offender moves into neighboring home, can my...

Brendan M. Rookie Mistakes: Renting to a Sex Offender While 7000 Miles Away
13 December 2015 | 9 replies

It’s now been over 7 months since I acquired my first 4plex. While on paper it’s performed better than expected (so far), in reality it’s been far from smooth sailing. I figured I’d come here to share one of my more h...

Peter North Just found out one of tenants is a registered sex offender
1 July 2011 | 7 replies

I leased a nice SFR home about 4 months back to a family. Did the background checks with no issues. I just got an email from my banker who financed the home who actually lives in the same neighborhood with an attachme...

Sarah Buchanan What can we legally ask in screening a felon? (sex offender)
10 March 2019 | 49 replies

I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons.  I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was.  He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...

Logan M. Vetting Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and Poor Credit/No Credit
13 February 2024 | 8 replies

It is inevitable that when you are in the MHP/Affordable Housing space you will have applicants who are Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and have poor credit.Here is how I handle each of them:Felonies: It depends o...

Oliver Sparks Financing KC-area rural land for personal use?
29 March 2018 | 5 replies

There is a rural property in the Kansas City area that I have an interest in wanting to buy, and I’d like to pick you all’s creative minds to help find a way obtain it with the lowest risk possible. There is an ~80 a...