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Jon S. International Students w/out SS #s: No Credit & Background Checks
23 January 2021 | 2 replies

How do you screen international applicants? Are there special clauses added to the lease, such as additional deposit requirements, etc, in order to rent to international applicants? I have some very nice international...

Andrew Yu H1B Visa Holder Doing Real Estate Investment
30 May 2024 | 38 replies

I'm currently a H1B visa (Temporary Worker) holder working full time in the states, trying to start my real estate investment. My current employer is sponsoring my green card application, but the whole process will ta...

Dan Wickland Re-Introducing myself! From Australia moving to Ohio!
21 November 2017 | 25 replies

Hey everyone!Quick bit about me: I have been going through the Visa process to move from Melbourne, Australia to the great country of America. After many changes in trajectory the move now is confirmed: I'm relocating...

Zayda Arzen Help screening a tenant from the UK
27 January 2020 | 3 replies

Dear BP Friends,
I have a tenant wanting to add a roommate. The applicant is apparently living in the US for a few years for an extended job assignment (film industry). Cozy.co isn't recognizing him for the purposes...

Victor Yap Tenant Screening for Student with Visa
14 September 2021 | 3 replies

Hello BP, I could use some ideas or input on how to screen a tenant who is here on a visa. My tenant screening process is the following.They fill out a rent application. I review their info, verify employer, income an...

Dong Yan how to verify applicant's credit if they are relocated from outside of US
2 May 2023 | 2 replies

Hello Gurus,I am listing my house for rent, there are a couple of applications I received are all from relocating into US therefore the applicants have no us credit reports and background check ,in us landlord referen...

Denis Clijsters Foreign Mortgage on a RE portfolio for a US loan
18 March 2017 | 6 replies

Hi Everyone,First of all, I'm relatively new on BP and have been passively following posts on this forum, excuses if the question I pose has been addressed earlier already.I'm in the process to start an LLC, which is ...

Boyd Hunter 20% down Foreign National Loan ?
10 January 2016 | 22 replies

Hey BP members

I'm looking to finance a property in CA looking for a foreign national loan but hoping to put down 20% deposit if possible. From what I see most lenders like 30% down...

Thank you

Mark Hower Collecting rental deposit from credit card?
15 April 2023 | 13 replies

Leasing my first long term rental. Tenant has asked if I can charge their American Express for the security deposit amount. The only potential issue I see with this is that they could potentially do a charge back at t...

Denis Jozic What does foreign investors need to buy a property in the USA
16 February 2017 | 2 replies

Hi, 1. What does foreign investors need for a property investment in the USA? 2. What kind of Visa they need, do they need a Visa? 3. Does they have to do a LLC or can they buy as private person? 4. Is there any minim...