Richard Jahnle
How to deny qualified tenants
I showed my rental unit yesterday and had 3 couples apply who all meet my criteria. They all emailed their applications within 4 hours of each other. They are all qualified but my gut tells me to go with the 3rd set o...
Lois S.
Applicant denies knowing about their eviction.
After running credit/background checks, verifying other info on the application, I did my own online search. Applicant names were found online on website for courts in the state they moved from a couple of years ago....
Kevin Stolarski
Application in & approved but no security deposit
So I am in the process of renting out my first property and have recently dealt with an interested prospect come see the property, take an application home with them, send me an application with fee, pass all backgrou...
Neal Hamil
First time landlord with a nightmare potential new tenant.
New to this whole thing so please be gentle.Im honestly scared of being sued.I did the research and jumped in with both feet...twice. I actually bought my first two rental houses at the same time and went through the ...
Jeff S.
Tax credit for hiring a felon
Have known a guy for many years and he has been a handyman for me off and on since owning rentals.
He did some really stupid things and is now a convicted felon and on parole. Know he is wanting work. Is ther...
Seth Quade
Tenant applicant with criminal history in the past - advice please!
Hi everyone,I have a SFH rental in Decatur (Atlanta). The property is in I would say a C+/B- part of town. I have had in up for rent through my property manager for close to 2 months now (slow market). I finally go...
Peter Van der Steur
Pushback from potential tenant after background check results
We are new at this. We did a background check on a potential tenant which came back as a "Moderate High Risk" person for renting. We informed this person that, based on this result, we could not rent to them. We sent ...
Darryl Binkley
Lender Credibility (Global Private Investment LLC)
I am a new REI and seem to be struggling getting that first deal done. Hard money is easier to get but this seem like a great opportunity for me to take advantage of. Has anyone used Global Private Investment LLC, Dav...
Paul Sandhu
Would you rent an STR to these women?
Background: Next month the largest maintenance operation in the history of the refinery in my town is going to start. It'll take 6-8 months. My towns population is 9500. From start to finish of this operation, the...
Wade Penner
When do you stop accepting applications for a rental property?
This is my first time through the screening process, and I had everything dialed in to screen multiple applicants and choose the best based on a set of criteria. However, I've now shown it a few times and there was o...