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Account Closed Landlording 101
25 June 2009 | 4 replies

Looking Inside Your Tenant’s Mind
Basic Mind-Reading Report 101 for Landlords
By: Dan Auito (my experience, yours may vary)

This report will give you perspective and understanding in the realm of your tenant’s mindse...

Becca F. Should I sell or rent out my condo?
4 August 2022 | 15 replies

I currently have a 1 bedroom 1 bath condo on the market. It's near Lake Merritt in Oakland. It was my primary residence (I moved and bought a different home). My listing expires on August 23. I had lots of showings an...

Royce Talbo questions about discrimination
22 August 2015 | 23 replies

I have been noticing there are a lot of posts asking about can I discriminate against this or that.  I always thought of tenant screening as a job interview and I am the employer.  I would phone screen them, if they m...

Bill Gulley NUTS WITH GUNS
31 July 2012 | 164 replies

I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...

Jeremy Lee Landlord wants application via Zillow prior to viewing?
29 September 2023 | 37 replies

Hi all,
There's a home I'm interested in renting that I saw on Zillow and reached out to the landlord. She is saying that she needs for me to apply via Zillow (there's a $29 universal credit/background check that can...

Joseph Bass Declined my offer for over asking price?
21 June 2019 | 39 replies

So a house in my area declined my original offer. They also stated they wouldn’t take any less then asking price. I returned a offer of 100 dollars over asking and they declined it again. I got a response of a round a...

Vitaliy Merkulov Require applicant to give access to their social media accounts?
22 March 2017 | 57 replies

When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...

Eric R. Do I have a Fair Housing claim?
16 August 2022 | 17 replies

Hello landlords, I'm looking for feedback on a situation where I was the prospective tenant, but I was rejected in favor of another tenant. My understanding is that the landlord should be evaluating applications in th...

J. Martin WOMEN IN RE: Comfortable going to meetups? Improvements?
27 March 2017 | 26 replies

I have a question for all the WOMEN in real estate out there on BP.DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND ENJOY GOING TO REAL ESTATE MEETUPS? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE GOING TO MEETUPS? @Jonna Weber ...