So, I was listening to the BP podcast and the subject of how to do background checks on your renters came up. I was wondering, how exactly would or should you turn down a tenant that has bad rental history so to avoid...
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Hi all, I recently bought my first duplex and inherited a tenant. I am living in the other half (unlike the first owner) and when I presented my tenant with a new lease agreement she immediately asked if she could add...
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Hey, my question is simple. I'm 19 years old and have little debt to my name except some credit cards for over a year now. As of right now my credit score is around 720, would this be sufficient to get approved for a ...
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Finally getting my things together and getting my ssn but since it’s too soon for personal credit history to buy a house in PA, I’m looking to make an s-Corp for what I do and use the business history to get a house i...
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What is the most important factor when it comes to processing rental applications? Tell us below in the comments!
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I want to run background & credit checks on potential tenants, and I'm trying to choose between Transunion's SmartMove vs. Cozy's Tenant Screening.I expect many here are partial to SM as they appear to have been a...
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Hey out there,Canadian investor living in California and looking to buy a personal residence. I have been here for 2 years and am having some trouble finding a bank that is willing to set up a mortgage with me and m...
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A prospective tenant with (great credit / clean background) of ours has a roommate that is here on a work permit. He has a Tax ID number but no Social Security number. Our current tenant screening company can only sea...
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Hi BP!
As new landlords, we do not have enough experience with the screening process, and would like to get advice from others.
We have a married couple wanting to apply and I am planning to use Cozy to screen them....
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How to score that loan I need to get started with only 6 months of work history what avenues do I take, agent first or what any info would be great