Brendan M.
Flexible Tenant Selection Criteria?
I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...
Melissa N.
Taking Over 12 Unit with Under Market Rent and Pets
Hello all, We are purchasing a 12 unit property. Each unit is about $100 under market. Also, the seller allows pets but charges no fees at all. This has turned the place into a "pet motel" (some having 4 pets in a 2 b...
Jessica F.
Solutions for tenant who is "loud" in bedroom at 2am?
I own a duplex and I occupy the 2nd floor. I have a tenant (single female) on the 1st floor who has only been there a few weeks and has sex quite loudly around 2am when I am trying to sleep after putting in a 12-16hr ...
Joe Wood
Additional tenant not under lease
I currently have a three bed SFH being rented out to, originally, a family of 4. Recently, another member of the family is now living there, without my permission. They always pay on time, keep the house very clean......
John McCann
Hello Everyone!
Hey Guys and Gals,Im new to BP! Please connect if your in the Los Angeles Area!Thank You,Jack
Sarah Klein
Discrimination Laws with House Hacking Tenant Screening
I'm house hacking a SFH, i.e. I'm going to live in one bedroom and rent out the other two rooms to tenants who are also my roommates. I know that as a landlord, you're not allowed to ask personal questions to avoid di...
Andrew S.
Criminal Background Screening against fair housing act? REALLY?
I had a conversation with a PM (large local firm) yesterday and was told that they can no longer conduct criminal background checks on prospective tenants, because "fair housing and anti discrimination rules prohibit ...
Kristine Ann
Screening for MTR and Coliving (Education Requirement?)
Dumb question, but is coliving (renting out rooms individually) and MTR the same thing? I'm looking into starting renting individual rooms in an area that has a housing shortage. I'm thinking of making the main requ...
Kevin D.
Tenant Quarrel
Hi All, this is my first post and any recommendations would be appreciated. I own a duplex and one tenant keeps claiming my other tenant is making "banging" noises in the middle of the night that wake her. My accuse...
Jonn Vidal
Dealing With Very Litigious(?) Agents During Roommate Search! -CA
Hi BP! Last year I teamed up with my longtime buddy and purchased a 4 bedroom (single family detach) house near campus while we are finishing up our degrees.We use 2 bedrooms for quiet living/study, and offer the othe...