After some trepidation, I used Transunion Smartmove for the first time to do a tenant background check.And, I'm a bit confused by their report.I paid for their QuickCheck Plus version, the more expensive version, and ...
Hi we have a few Judgements from evictions in Los Angeles that are a few years old (here judgement last 10 years and can be renewed again for another 10 years). Here the rents are high and evictions can take months s...
I have hired a management company to screen prospective tenants for my apartments. But I just found out that they do not do credit checks. They said they do criminal record background checks, income verification, evic...
Hi there - what do you all do when a tenant's deposit does not cover the damage? Can you file in small claims court and is it worth it (property in Houston metro area)? Can you report this against their credit as an i...
I received a lot of good advice from my last post. So I figured posting another one. I am in Boston and manage properties for friends:I provide a copy of tenant ID to the landlord and ask the tenant to sign W9 so I ca...
Hi there, I am getting rid of the property management company of my 80 unit apartment building in California in order to self manage it myself with my own staff.Do I need to notify anyone of that - namely my lender? ...
I purchased a property in December of 2014 and have just received a default tax bill from 2012. My current year taxes are paid. This default showed on the initial preliminary title report I received and I inquired abo...
We are under contract to purchase an apartment building. The seller has been doctoring his books for the past several years. Essentially he has been collecting rent in cash and then not reporting it on his corporate...
I had a car drive through my property last week and there is a big whole in the side of my house. You can see the thread that I started over here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1984...I need to get some...
every lender you have a mortgage with reporting that address on your credit report instead of your primary address?