Marissa Mallamo
Married tenants..joint application, separate, or just one spouse?
Hi BP!
As new landlords, we do not have enough experience with the screening process, and would like to get advice from others.
We have a married couple wanting to apply and I am planning to use Cozy to screen them....
Jermell Shavers
Sec 8 tenant doesn’t want to pay sewer for SFH
Sec 8 tenant doesn’t want to pay sewer I know it’s the landlord job but in my SFH C class properties. I let the tenant pay all the bills and I just handle maintenance and repairs and upgrades. In my non Sec 8 A class ...
David Galvan
What would you do?...
Hello All,
I have found a number of homes anywhere from about 1.5 miles to 4 miles away from Baylor University, in Waco. Looking at the schools trends, every freshmen class in the last 3 years has set the record for ...
Lisa Hoyt
Tenant wants to add her 15 year old sister lease in MA?
So...I help "guide" my sister with issues pertaining to her rental property in MA. Which means I am the middle man so she doesn't have to deliver unfavorable messages since she is an owner occupant. She can "blame" ...
Leslie A.
Women landlords: do men try to push you around?
Most of my applicants and renters have been great, but I've had a couple of guys that have tried to get me to bend my rules, and just generally been unpleasant. I suspect they wouldn't act the same way if I was a man...
Val J.
Should newly added Tenants Pay additional Deposits?
Happy New Year! I need help with something I'm about to do present to my current tenant. I have done my research and have learned that the tenant has unauthorized people living in the property. I plan to meet with ...
Jorge Garifuna
How do you deal with he said she said tenants drama?
The tenant downstairs complains that the tenant upstairs makes annoying noises sometimes in the middle of the night. When I approach the tenant upstairs about the issue, she says that she only does it to send the sign...
Patrick Edelin
Tenant cleanliness (inside the home)
Pardon the interruption but I wanted to pose a question to my BP brethren. I've searched high and low for an answer but could only find related topics on maintaining the external presence of a property. My wife and ...
Ryan Judah
Potential tenant meets all minimum requirements but has a felony
Hey BP members!We are turning over our first unit and just listed it a week ago. Within two days we had an eager potential tenant that is currently living w/parents while looking to lease ASAP. They've been in the liv...
Tonja Forrester
Safety Today
I am a single mother of two and have been interested in investing in Real Estate for some time now. Purchasing property for turn around and even rental property. I feel like it would be a good investment for me and ...