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Terrence Conley Applicant with expired VISA
8 August 2017 | 2 replies

Hi all,I have a question about a potential applicant in South Florida. Actually a couple. One is a US citizen the other is foreigner with an expired VISA. They are engaged. On paper, I believe they look good. The US c...

Deniz Eker Potential renter from abroad,no SSN
23 April 2020 | 8 replies

I have a potential renter in Florida who has moved to country 2 months ago as he bought a business.He is agreeable to pay 6 months worth of rent and for another 6 months after that.He does not have a SSN so can’t do b...

Matthew S. Nightmare illegal gold-digger tenant - need advice please
14 February 2019 | 39 replies

Hi All,My 61-year old father recently signed a lease with a 40-year-old Russian woman who had recently moved to America on a tourist visa and started working illegally ((he did not find this out at the time). She move...

Tye Lacey Mortgage for a US resident, Canadian citizen
24 November 2019 | 2 replies

Hello BP, I am a Canadian citizen and US resident with over 2 years legal work history in the United States. I'm entering the third year of a 3 year work visa that is technically renewable indefinitely in 3 year incre...

Isan Sahoo Short term rental on H1B visa
9 October 2022 | 3 replies

Hello All,I’m new to real estate investment and thinking of starting short term rentals (Airbnb & Vrbo). As I’m on H1b visa, I’m only allowed to have passive income. In case I buy short term rental and hire a prop...

Stasi Keramidis Honor lease in commercial property with illegal immigrant
5 March 2021 | 5 replies

I am considering buying a commercial property in Colorado and am wondering if I'll have to honor a lease that is with an illegal immigrant. 

Aralyn Austin Potential Tenant w/o Green Card
13 July 2020 | 7 replies

Hello all,
I have a very young married couple and the son’s mother looking to rent my SFH. Once we began the screening process, I was told that the mother does not yet have her green card. The couple are both US citi...

Rob Gribben Tenants potentially illegal aliens
28 March 2015 | 10 replies

I have a rental property in Baltimore in an area where there are a lot of people in the country illegally.  Is there a resource or website where you can determine if potential tenants are in the country legally?  What...

Rory M. Tourist visa applicant?
6 October 2019 | 2 replies

I had an applicant today apply for one of our units who is a US Citizen. There would be a second person living with him who is here on a tourist visa for 2 years. The individual on the tourist visa is okay giving us p...

Reid Hanley How to tenant screen Immigrant Tenants with no U.S. ID
14 February 2020 | 22 replies

I have been receiving a lot of interest in some of my rental mobile homes from Hispanic people that have recently moved to the U.S. from various Latin American countries (Central America and Mexico mostly).  Most of t...