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Hi everyone, I'm new to the BP, one week to be exact. Love to share something here as everyone else did.I took a 3hr short sale class today in Long Island, NY. Just want to share some notes I took down and love to hea...
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Hi, I'm new to renting. And I've already had a problem.
I have a prospective tenant who has an ESA dog. I was wanting an additional deposit since there was an animal involved, I made it clear it wasn't a "pet" depos...
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As a property manager, one of the crucial and multifaceted responsibilities is ensuring that landlords have reliable tenants who will treat their property with respect, maintain it in good condition, and pay rent cons...
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what to do if the tenant is not comfortable giving SIN number for a credit and criminal background check?
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I am the owner of a single family home in Lake County Ohio. I received a certified letter saying the Fair Housing Center conducted testing of my property. The tester informed me (owner) that they had a service animal...
Hello, my realtor found a tenant for me who appeared to have high income and great references. come to find out that all are falsified. she stated she worked for a government agency and that was false, reason I know ...
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What do you use for criminal background checks and credit checks for screening prospective tenants? Is there an all inclusive website that is reputable that you would recommend?
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Avoid Cozy for listing and screenig services. They have a nice looking website but they push your listing out to several sites that they don;t disclose that allow prospective tenants to contact you with zero qualifi...
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Occasionally we have applicants with service pets with a not from a physician. Wanted to hear what other management companies or landlords are doing. Thanks!
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So, anytime I use a service that sends my listing to all the major rental listing websites so I don't have to enter it manually ten times, Trulia and Zillow add their own notes to my listing, like "Pet Friendly" to m...