Earlier this year, we had a property for lease. I was suspicious of a particular applicant. I called  her rental reference. I asked the reference if she was the owner and asked for the address of the property the tena...

Hi all! I've decided to go for my agent license, and have been plugging away at my study guide, the guide tests, and a few other resources online. I went through the ethics section the other day, and that got me to th...

At what point in the application process do you ask an applicant to submit a background and/or credit check? Is it in conjunction with the rental application? Or is it after you've reviewed the application, checked re...

As a management company in Portland, Oregon, we get contacted by our network of real estate brokers that refer property owners to us for property management services. In return we give the broker's a referral fee. I w...

Hello everyone,I was wondering if you guys have any info/experience about living with tenants and how to screen them among other things.I heard about initially having a short lease to kind of feel out tenants (specifi...

Hello All… I noticed when I downloaded the BiggerPockets Rental Application that it didn't have a space for personal references.  Do you think that personal references are important when screening tenants?  It seems r...

Aside from verification of existing license status in the state of operation, what other means do you advise a GC be vetted before signing a contract for work? 

Hey BP Community,Anyone with experience using Mojo Dailer or other dealers, how do you prevent a new number from appearing as a "Spam Risk" or "Spam Likely"?What is the best way to rotate fresh numbers from cold calli...

Hi guys,

I had a potential renter approach me and tell me that his credit is low but he will pay 1 year rent upfront in cash. It sounds good but I feel like this is a huge red flag. Anyone ever experience something l...

Tenant screening is one of the most important parts of being a landlord and I think talking to the potential tenants previous landlord is key to accepting vs not accepting. What questions do you and can you ask the ap...