Jesse Birdwell
Weird tenant eviction scenario....
Hello all, hope someone can provide me with some intell. I am in a weird situation with one of my SFH Rental’s in Tennessee. On July 1 I had a tenant move into the house. Meet her the Saturday she moved in and collect...
Chris Mason
Oakland Fire: Chatter about criminal prosecution of landlord.
Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...
Eric Eickhof
How to Pick a Good Tenant
Without a good tenant, your rental is less than worthless. Your life is going to get eaten up with complaints and errands, you’re not going to be able to count on rent, and I wouldn’t wish going through the eviction ...
Leah Raney
Potential Tenant Question
I have a potential tenant with bad credit and a spouse with a criminal history (possession of a controlled substance, evading arrest and driving without a valid drivers license, however, they want to pay the whole yea...
Eric H.
Approach to Old felonies not disclosed in prescreening?
Newer landlord and first time turning a unit. Tenant said he had no felonies when I screened over the phone. I ran him through Rentprep and turns out he has a felony for "DELIVERY/MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA" from 1998 whe...
John D.
Services for tenant screening
Which services have you used for screening a tenant and what did they include?I read about TransUnion Smart Move and RentPrep. Any positive and negative experiences with either? Besides these 2 have you used any other...
Rebecca Froneyberger
President of Condo Association is a Thief!
I have been asking for the condo financials since 2010. At the end of 2012 my lawyer finally sent a letter requesting information including bank statements, financial documents, budget, annual report, etc. The on...
Bogdan Naescu
Tenant left with my washer ,dryer and stove...
Hello BP Community,I just had one of my tenants move out of one of my properties and he left with the washer , the dryer and the stove, that did not belong to him.This was a tenant I had acquired with the property and...
Nathan Raymond
What do you do when a contractor runs off with all your money
I met a real estate investor from Canada today that bought a house for 90,000 in Atlanta. Someone in Canada referred her to A project manager here in Atlanta who ended up running off with $100,000 and only finishing ...
Granville L.
Tennant squatting
Well, after 4 years of renting we have our first squatter. Long story short, they paid for the month then did a stop payment on the check. When confronted they said they were not paying so I evicted them. Funny thi...