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Chris Wood Tenant Screening Business?
16 May 2016 | 2 replies

Recently found a business online for certain areas to help smaller investors with the tenant screening process. Does anyone feel like this would be a viable business or something smaller investors would want?  Any ins...

Keaton Appel Application Fee Question
1 July 2021 | 2 replies

Hello everyone! I know this is a very basis question but how do you guys recommend collecting application fees for a beginner? Thank you!

Matthew Herrington Big News Big Lessons: Imran Awan RE shortcuts to trouble
6 August 2017 | 0 replies

Regardless of your Politics, the recent scandal surrounding US House of Reps. IT worker Imran Awan has a core lesson about conducting your Real Estate business in an above board manner. See below for the most recent n...

Christine Ellsworth David Hughes of Genie Investments/Zoomeral PONZI SCHEME
13 November 2023 | 1 reply

David Hughes from Springfield ILL, of Zoomeral.com and Genie Investments NV and Walter Trock of McMann Commercial Lending are both white collar criminals running an interstate Ponzi scheme. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THE...

Ramon L. Rodriguez How can I do a background check in the State of New York?
6 June 2017 | 2 replies

I'm new in this business, and as part of the screening process I know I have to get the tenant's background check. There are some screening company that cannot do the background check in NY. Please help.

Andrew Hinspater General tenant screening qualifications & questions
19 September 2024 | 1 reply

Hello everyone, working on getting first rental property listed out what are some general qualifications or screening questions that I should ask for prospective tenants looking to rent. Any wisdom or experiences that...

Phebia Philpot Contractor stole $40K
17 March 2021 | 27 replies

Hi,I am just looking for advice as we are desperate on where to turn. A contractor we hired with a contract took out roughly an extra $40 K over budget(the bank let him have it). We tried to get him to work for months...

Douglas B. Do you run background checks on ALL tenants, or just the one signing the lease?
15 June 2019 | 31 replies

(a sub30kclub topic)

I'm thinking about renting a duplex to section 8 tenants. To protect myself, I'm thinking about insisting on running a criminal background check on every person who will be living in the...

Nevin Perryman The lease has expired get or go to jail ?
11 March 2018 | 6 replies

i am in Tx. my boss rented an 1 bedroom effeceincy apt for me , he put the lease in his name and showed me as tenant. he has been taking money from my wages to pay the rent. last week he decided he would move another ...

Marisssa Garcia Tenant manufacturing drugs
19 July 2017 | 2 replies

I have a SFR rental managed by a PM.  I got a call from detective that they searched the prop on suspicion of drugs being manufactured there.  They asked if I knew whereabouts of tenants.  I referred the detective to ...