Clinton Davis
for fun post some of your funniest/pathetic tenant stories why..
tell or vent out some of your craziest excuses as to why a tenant fell behind on their rent....it may help other landlords in the future...My most memorable was when I was a beginner landlord, this lady was renting a ...
Sada Rafi
Showings while occupied with tenants
Hi all, I have tenants whose lease is up end of Sept and they asked to change it to month to month since they're new place will be ready either end of Oct or end of Nov. I have agreed and that's based on our lease doc...
Kenneth N.
Tenant Passed Background Screen, but on Felony Bond House Arrest
I own a 4-plex in Texas and recently leased a unit to 19-year-old. He indicated that he had NOT been convicted of a felony on his application and the background screen came through clean.
It’s been less than a mon...
Brian Volland
Tenant Qualification Scorecard
tl;dr Soon to be newbie self managing. I'm scared to death of lawfully having to choose a borderline acceptable tenant over a highly qualified one. Made a scorecard to pick most qualified; pick it apart.So as I start ...
J Scott
U.S. Spying on U.S. Citizens
For people really concerned about socialism in this country, I think a huge issue should be the illegal spying by our government on our citizens:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-wiretap11-2009jul...
Shelby Grimmett
A, B. C, & D-Class Properties
Hi everyone! I've been reading some articles on the differences between A, B, C, and D-Class properties and I'm curious as to how investors in this area define those. Would you define a property you are interested in ...
Dave Ketcham
Property Management Agreement language
I would appreciate some BP wisdom on this. We just bought our first property in Missouri and the PM agreement includes the following two sections that are troubling -- we haven't seen this language before. It se...
Edward Mccracken
Background checks
Most counties have public back ground checks, I think. Meaning, I can type your name in a counties database and if you have been arrested before I can if you have been arrested and for what. I know there are backgr...
Mindy Jensen
Automatically Eliminating Criminal Records? Not so fast, says HUD
Criminal record? For years, landlords have been able to automatically disqualify any tenant with a criminal record - as they were not a protected class under Fair Housing Laws. Recent recommendations from HUD are call...
Kellie Kreps
Renting to felons
I am looking to rent an Apartment in St. Petersburg Fl. I was turned down for one because I let them do a background check on me. I had a withheld judgment five years ago and to my understanding after I did my probati...