Parents are willing to guarantee the lease for grown son (+his girlfriend and their son).  The parents will not be residing in the home.  Do I write the lease for the son and girlfriend with the parents as co-signers ...

I'm thinking about renting to a student that will have his parents be a guarantor. They are out of state. The question I'm wondering about is if I can do a background check on the parent through smartmove? This will b...

I may choose to vet a young couple , both  currently off their jobs due to being non-essential. They want me to take a co-signer.
It seems, I would fully screen  the two people, and the co-signer
Would I ask for tax...

I'm renting a property for $1600. A couple wants to rent but one of them has income of $19k while the other is attending college full time to get Physical therapy certification so no income. They have 10k savings. Mot...

Some fellow BPers here have heard me say that it's my opinion that co-signers are worthless.  In my experience, they don't turn a risky tenant into a good tenant experience.I stopped accepting co-signers even for stud...

I had some applicants apply to one of my listings who seem like nice people but have terrible credit (480). I denied their application for not meeting the minimum qualifications. They are now saying that their parents...

BP, My wife and I are in the market for a 4 unit house hack. Super pumped to use this amazing tool to jump-start our investing journey. In order to get a conforming, low interest, 30-year arm loan we will need a co-si...

So I will be planning on renting out 3 bedrooms to college roommates for a house hack. I was wondering when signing the lease with these three roommates, do you have them sign and then have a co-signer if they are not...

Hi, I have an applicant who is 20 years old with a low credit score. She is applying with her boyfriend who is under 18 and has been emancipated from his parents. How do I go about handling this situation? Do I have t...

I have 3 roommates (all in their early twenties) who have applied to rent my house.  Two are recent college graduates and have okay jobs. The other is still in college and only makes about $7,000 per year plus has stu...