Marina Shlomov
Section 8: Do you rent to Section 8 or Not?
Hi all,I own many properties in Atlanta, GA and over the years have had many Section 8 tenants. Not all were a disaster, but the paperwork and the unreasonable inspection demands have finally got me down and we stoppe...
Ken Rishel
Fair Housing Compliance - What are You Doing?
Apparently someone felt my post the other day was too political and it was removed. That does not change the fact that both retailers and community owners seriously need to address the changes in all of the Fair Housi...
Jacob Vargo
Referral for Quality Home Inspector in Saint Louis, MO
Hello,
I recently put an offer on my first investment property in South City, the offer was accepted. Now I am about to make the appointments for the home inspections, I was planning on doing a full inspecti...
Kimberly T.
Can "having a job" be part of your tenant screening criteria?
Hear me out.
Let's say part of your screening criteria is a minimum of 3x rent as income. In CA and some (all?) other states, you cannot discriminate based on source of income. That means if the prospective...
Kenny Isberner
Transferred Rental to an LLC and now the bank is giving me issues
I recently transferred a college rental property into an LLC. I also transferred the insurance policy to the LLC instead of my name. So the insurance company forwarded that information to the bank which my mortgage is...
Joy Page
Tenant Selection Strategy
What is you strategy for selecting tenants? I've reviewed credit history, background checks, and income sources. Do you accept tenants with evictions? Collections? Do you have a base credit score for acceptance?
Paul W.
Good prospective tenant.... Until I saw there Facebook page
In general, I'm looking for advice for landlords who screen there own tenants. Some landlords are very thorough and do criminal history, in depth credit checks etc.. Etc...
When you have an A property you want to inv...
Ray Loveless
Earnest money required on For Sale By Owner(fsbo) offer?
Title says it all. Correct me if I'm wrong but(in Utah) on an accepted MLS offer the buyer writes an earnest money check and the check is held by the selling agent's broker's office... and only under certain condit...
Tim Coppola
Illinois Holdover tenant question
Hello,I have a situation where the lease of a tenant of mine expired on July 31 and I am moving back into the unit. She signed a new lease somewhere else and has moved the majority of her belongings but has not comple...
Myles Brown
Where to get phone numbers for cold calling?
I am a new agent. I am interested in hearing where do you get your lists of numbers to call from. All feedback is appreciated!