Leslie A.
Recommendation for Criminal Check only - also would you accept this offense?
Can someone recommend a way to check criminal only? I can check locally online, but this applicant has lived in another state in the past. My rentals are travel trailers, so the applicants I get are not the cream of...
Sean Brennan
$5k per month in marketing!!
If you were given $5k per month, it could only be spent on marketing, and you had to spend it all, what would you do?
Cassandra Brown
Renting to Friends/People You Know
Pros and cons of renting to people you know? We have some interest from a few acquaintance/friends about our rental. We’re building a business and this is our first owner occupied duplex. What are some tips to keep th...
David P.
Discriminatory Ads?
Looking for some advice-
When posting an apartment for rent on various sites, I typically include a string on words at the very bottom of the ad to aid in search. Here is an example:
"University, Execu...
Abdessettar Ibourki
Background report reading
Beside the obvious cases (sex offenders, evictions), how you guys go about translating the details provided in the background report to make a decision in selecting tenants?Thanks.
Stanley Bronstein
Proposed Seattle Fair Chance Housing Ordinance
I just read this article about the Seattle fair housing law and I thought it opens up some very interesting issues that people might want to discuss.The subject line says Proposed, as i was unable to edit it out (my a...
Robert Arquilla
Tenants with disabilities
So my first tenant is moving out after 9 months. I put my add out to fill the vacancy that’s coming up and have been getting a lot of interested and good quality tenants lined up to come look at the house.However one ...
Damien Dupee
Multi Family Rental
Hello BP,I am looking to purchase my first investment property in Baltimore by using a FHA owner occupied loan. I currently live in DC and I am a licensed realtor in DC and MD. I want to know what are the best areas ...
Robert Uomini
A novel investment idea
It occurred to me recently that there may be an untapped real estate market in the Bay Area, namely, senior homeowners on a limited income who also have a significant secured debt problem, such as mortgages, lines of ...
Bruce L.
Profiling Prospective Tenants
Dare I ask if you profile your prospective tenants?
What are the best tenants you have found?
Race, Age, Income, Etc.? (Yes, I know you're not suppose to.)
From my experience, dual income, blue collar family with kid...