I have a tenant who was 3 and half Months behind on paying rent. We had to wait a few more weeks for a court date, had to wait another business wk to get a writ, had to wait another 2 wks to get a call from the Sherif...

So, I help my dad who lives out of the country manage a duplex that he recently bought. This is our first round of tenants, we have one side rented, that *knock on wood* seem great. We screened a lot of tenants and wa...

Since Socialism is the hot topic of the day, I would like to ask folks an honest question.

If you are a conservative, how are you able to support a war in Iraq with such a large price tag, yet be so against helping o...

At the time of screening, he had a credit score of around 600-615. 94% time on-time payment and one collection. I took a risk as this tenant has a family. Tenant was more than willing to get into the property(as he ga...

This following is the 2nd full paragraph of my daily Craigslist ad.  What is in italics afterwards is a response someone sent me."If a motel room is your standard of living, you are pathetic. I'd rather not rent a hou...

We are down to the wire here trying to find college students for our rental that we purchased during COVID. Many places are still available near campus and with the end of August nearing and our money running out with...

Hey BP,I'm looking for some advice and/or for you to poke holes in my current situation.  Let me preface this with the caveat that I know I would like to move elsewhere (maybe outside of Pittsburgh even) within the ne...

Tenant Screening Standards:
- No previous eviction
- 3x income to rent
- Clean background
- Good references

Hi Everyone,

On biggerpockets these 4 standards for the tenant screening process have been repeated time an...