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Jake Sink How long until you can be approved for FHA loan?
20 November 2018 | 7 replies

Hello,

I’m sure this has been discussed before but I have not found the information. I was wondering how long you must hold a w-2 job before you can be approved for an FHA loan?

A little back story. I am graduating...

Mitchell Handley Tenant Screening and Rental Agreements
21 February 2019 | 1 reply

I am looking to get into real estate investing. I have seen a lot of videos and read a few books that explain a lot of aspects to real estate investing. The one area I cannot find a lot of good information on is aroun...

Cody Bradley Can't Get Any financing
19 August 2020 | 16 replies

Hey Everyone, I currently have a duplex which I owner occupy half, I've had it for about a year and it covers the payment and about $50 extra. I have a SFH that I bought with a 401k loan so technically there is no lie...

Dwayne Buckner Background checks
20 May 2010 | 18 replies

I am trying to find the best way to make background checks from my PC on potential renters. I see several companies that offer such services online and don't know one from the other (i.e. Intelius, CriminalWatchdog a...

Debbie C. Where to post rental listing that doesn't dispaly rent history?
2 January 2020 | 6 replies

I was going to post a rental on Zillow group (Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads) but it seems like they display a public record of previous rental listings (including date and pricing) for every property, which I really don't l...

Ashley Russell How to select from multiple applicants
18 June 2019 | 3 replies

We recently held an open house for one of our SFH rentals and received 4 applications within hours of each other. We had great first impressions of all 4 sets of applicants. As I wait for my third party to complete th...

John Tiberia Fair Housing Question
31 January 2018 | 4 replies

Hi everyone.  I have a question that I was hoping the BP community could help with regarding fair housing.  If I have two applications that potential tenants have submitted to lease a space, and the only difference is...

Satoshi Tanaka FHA First-Time Homebuyer Loan Advice
31 January 2018 | 4 replies

My friend and I are looking to purchase a duplex to “house hack” (live on one side, rent out the other) in Columbus, Ohio, and would like to utilize FHA’s 3.5% down first time homebuyers loan.My friend has a job as an...

Jason Runkel Tenant Screening Guidelines
2 February 2020 | 17 replies

Hey Everyone,My partner and I are working on our tenant screening guidelines for the property management portion of our business, renting properties in generally C+ and above neighborhoods. Some things we have include...

Paul Z. Would you rent to a couple where only one has good credit?
11 May 2021 | 5 replies

Hi there.I came across a few rental applocations where one spouse has >700 credit, and the other has low credit (610) or is in consumer proposal. Would you rent to such applicants?What is the lowest credit score yo...