Nick Peraino
Screening Tenants - Waiting to Accept/Deny
Hey everyone,
I'm renting my first property and have been studying Brandon's book on rental management. I have most of my paperwork and process in place.
My question:
Is it okay to collect and run applications, ...
Jose Chavez
Renter can't pay rent this month
Hello everyone at BP. Recently closed on my first property after looking for a very long time. It's a 3 unit multifamily home. I just wanted to ask everyone if you can give me an idea as to how to handle a situation w...
John Boby
security deposit for brand new construction condo to lease
What should be the security deposit for 3 bed brand new construction condo in Los Angeles for lease? Does 2 months deposit make sense?
Kimberly H.
How Quick do you price drop your rental listings?
I list my properties in MLS and also do rental open houses 2x/week. I have a newer rental property that I rented out for the first time last year, in July, got it rented in 2 weeks for $1600. This year, listed it Au...
Peter Green
Service animal rules and pet fees in Missouri
I'm listing my first house for rent near Kansas City, MO. I have had two applicants say that they have service animals. Can I still charge the non refundable pet fee and my monthly pet rent? How do I know that they ar...
Robert Shadley
Emotional Support Cats!
Hi BP Nation,OK I have a 1 bedroom apartment for rent and I currently allow tenants to have 1 pet for an additional $25 pet rent. I had a young interested who has 4 cats! She says they are emotional support cats......
Account Closed
New Trends in Screening Section 8 Tenants
I'm a retired apartment manager in California. I'm a low income senior on disability now, and I live in subsidized senior housing. I attained the holy grail of a Section 8 voucher last year, which was accepted at th...
Sandra Smith
Tenant credit and background checks
Anyone using FinRET for background, credit and criminal checks? $5. Looks like quite a deal. Wondering how they compare to the other services that are charging $20 to $40.
Perry Livingston
Lowering pet rent mid-lease
My Tenant's spouse just moved out and took one of two dogs with them. The tenant is asking to alter the lease to decrease pet rent for just 1 pet. Could I potentially open myself up to any legal implications for alter...
Matt Carey
Tenants have disconnected numbers
My tenants call me a couple days ago with a problem that I had to send a handyman out for. Luckily, he could do the work from the outside because now their phones are disconnected! Is there a standard letter or messag...