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Ray J. Tenant credit check without SSN
16 October 2020 | 7 replies

Hi All,
If I want to rent out a place to a young couple one of whom is working but the other is not working and has no SSN, how can I run credit on the one without SSN ? On top of that, what can I do to minimize the ...

Sam P. Bankruptcy or Housing Court
13 June 2023 | 7 replies

Do you hesitate to lease if the potential tenant has Chapter 7 bankruptcy in their credit report or "housing court" in their background? 

Denise Holder How do I check credit and background?
27 December 2023 | 6 replies

Hello!
I have my first tenants, I'm to the point where I need to check their backgrounds and credit.  How do I do it? I have their ssn's, thought I could do it, but it does identity checks to make sure it is them.  H...

Jennifer Wilson Applicant A vs. Applicant B
17 December 2017 | 9 replies

Hello everyone!My husband and I are looking to rent our house and will be managing it on our own. We have multiple rentals, but have always had a management company, so I am somewhat familiar with the process, but als...

Hank Powell Non Occupying Borrower Overlay HELP
9 January 2021 | 13 replies

I am a non occupying coborrower, on a rate in term refi, attempting to purchase my first home. The issue I am running into is lenders having an overlay requiring 12 months of payment receipts in order to dismiss this ...

Sarah Nguyen Oklahoma - Cosign A Lease For Freshly Graduated Students
15 August 2022 | 4 replies

I would like to ask for instructions on how to handle the Cosign Rental Application package.2 College students want to apply but they don't meet the financial/income requirement.  They said the four parents can and wo...

Albert Bui Allowance of short term rental income for conventional financing
14 January 2018 | 2 replies

Later this year in 2018 Freddie mac has finally announced some guidelines to use when determining short term rental income.The guidelines will require there to be two year  history via the tax returns which isnt too s...

Vamshi Ananth What information is required for mortgage pre approval?
21 November 2016 | 4 replies

Hello Fellow BPers,This might be a basic question, for pre approval of a mortgage, does the mortgage broker need the following information?Last 2 years federal tax returns all pages and W-2sLast 2 paystubs covering ...

Asher Anthes Proving my rental income so I can use it on debt to income ratio?
19 April 2012 | 7 replies

Hi guys here's my current situation:

I've had my first house for almost a year, I have friends that rent from me (boarders income I believe it's called, because I live in the house myself?).

Not factoring utilities ...

Kunal Pathak Potential tenant setting up his own business and no job history
19 November 2021 | 7 replies

A young potential tenant (college dropout I believe in early 20s) has applied and has excellent credit score and credit check but the credit history is just a year long or so. Trying to setup the business so no W2/Tax...