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Petronella Kerssens Help, advice needed
15 August 2023 | 15 replies

Good afternoon, My name is Petronella Kerssens and I hope you are able to help me with the following challenge I`m facing. We lived in Florida for 10 years and are US citizens. We moved back to Europe 4 years ago and ...

Account Closed Advice on Pre-Screening Tenants
6 January 2017 | 17 replies

I just recently listed my home for rent.  This will be my first time being a landlord.  In my ad for the rental, I set some guidelines that should help weed out some undesirable tenants.  The criteria I listed is Firs...

Sami Gren 3 times the rent vs. Good credit score
9 March 2020 | 14 replies

Hi, I am renting out a 2 bedroom apartment for $1,200 I had two people looking at it, one person was an older mother not working with her daughter working that makes three times the rent net, but she does not have now...

Amal Agarwal Illinois Tenant Selection - rental bidding?
14 May 2019 | 5 replies

I put our condo for rent in Chicago and three very similar tenants, (same age, race, sex etc) all saw and submitted the application at the same time. Background checks and credit scores all checked out so I have nothi...

Kevin S. Minimum FICO score for new tenants
6 January 2019 | 25 replies

So I recently had my only tenant give notice, and am about to start the search for a new one. Just wanted to poll BP for what minimum FICO scores you require for applicants, I know this can be area specific, the prope...

Justin Turner Paralyzed by financing fear!
31 May 2018 | 27 replies

I am stuck. I make $44,000 year salary.No debt.No rent. (parents old house) $20,000 in savings.1. Should i look for a portfolio lender first or just go through the conventional route? I just dont want to get to 4-10 p...

Craig S. Tenant Screening Question
11 July 2015 | 10 replies

Hi Guys,I am screening tenants now for one of my rental units, and as a fairly new landlord, I have a few questions.1) SPOUSE NOT ON LEASE: Someone called me recently and said they are interested in the unit, but he w...

Emily Fraser Credit score dropped over 110 points for no reason?
11 September 2022 | 20 replies

Hi everybody, I'm a newbie looked to purchase my first rental property with a conventional loan. I applied with a few lenders and they pulled my credit score. Both commented that I had an excellent score, in the high ...

Colby Zeller Loans and Loan requirement questions
2 November 2022 | 9 replies

Ive been diving deep into house hacking recently, and it seems a big benefit of house hacking is qualifying for a FHA loan. If you live in a property for a year you can qualify for a FHA loan that allows you to put as...

Pavan Kovvuri leasing to a bunch of friends/co-workers
13 February 2022 | 6 replies

Hi folks,
I received an application where 4 people who work at the same office would like to rent my SFH. They all applied. credit scores are low but combined income is much greater than rent. No criminal or Eviction...