Pete Woelfel
Application Fees in MKE
I'm curious where the rest of you fall in terms of charging application fees on open units. In the past, I have allowed tenants to apply for free. After selecting my top candidate I have them complete a background/c...
Jenna Columbus
New Tenant Screening, do you make the applicant pay?
Good Morning Everyone, I wanted to learn what other folks are using for tenant background, credit and criminal checks. Our current process is thru a website called Avail and that has been pretty smooth but the appli...
Jack Yvars
Charging for tenant screening
Hi does anyone have experience in charging tenants an application fee? I don’t want to be excessive but if it costs $15 for a credit check I would like to make about $15 per applicant for my time to show and process/ ...
Jonathan Jordan
Requiring application before showing? 2 part application fee?
Hello all,The below questions come from a landlord friend of mine I help out on occasion:Wondering if anyone out there requires paid (I use aparments.com) applications to be submitted before showings? With the plethor...
Deborah Burian
Application Fees
I'm really struggling with this application fee thing. Any words of wisdom? Going to have an Open House today and it doesn't feel right to take a fee from each applicant knowing we'll only rent to one...
Andy W.
Do potential tenants balk at screening costs?
I'm preparing to show an apartment to several potential tenants tonight and I'd like to run credit/background checks on anyone who applies.From the services I've explored, it seems your average suite of reports comes ...
Maryann L.
Need Ideas.
I had an open house last week after I did a $100 price reduction on my rent. I had 7 people show up. Three that I really liked and 6 took applications. I pre-screened one applicant already.
Out of the three I liked...
Brandon Allenczy
Application and Tenant Screening
Hey BP!How do you guys handle applications for your rental for couples? Do you make both of them fill out an application? I know both have to be on the lease, but the 3 reports I request cost $55 to run so I'm just fe...
Steven Chavers
What about Application Fees?
Hey BP friends! My wife and I are getting ready to put one of our units up for rent for the first time. We are looking into the screening process and realized we could/should charge an application fee. We have reserva...
Troy D.
Open House / Rental Application Questions
I'm getting close to having my first open house and had a few questions around Rental Applications and Deposit to hold.Do you make each adult fill out an application? How much do you charge for a rental application? D...