Paul F.
advice on how to reject prospective tenants
Our rental listing in Woodbridge, VA has alot of interest and some people that are very excited about the property, but we already know, without digging into their background, that we are not going to choose them as t...
Sarah A.
Rejecting an applicant when I don't have another one at all
We have a house that is harder to rent than our others. It's very clean and in good repair and priced well for our market, but it's older and has some odd features and it's not in the best area. Plus it's a slower ren...
Qian Deng
Portland's new screening and security rule
I would like to get some feedback on the new screening rule and security deposit rule for landlords in Portland. We are planning on investing in rental properties in the area. However, looking at this recent policies...
Matthew Paul
Young couple good income bad credit ........quandary
I have a young couple wanting to rent a 2/1 for 1325.00 a month They have good jobs and the income is more than necessary to qualify . But their credit is 466 and 501 . They are in their mid 20's . Everything else lo...
Colin Gearity
Declining an application based on credit score - anything to know
We are currently accepting applications on a rental and just received an application from a couple with really low credit scores, along with one of the individuals having an account in collections. They viewed the pr...
Jeff Kaplan
Applicant retired and getting divorced
We have an applicant who is retired AND in the midst of a divorce. We seek advice in how to qualify since the divorce settlement is incomplete. Much of the assets including their current home are in both their names. ...
Kwok Wong
Reject Prospective Tenants
Hello everyone, I am currently going through rental applications for a family. I wanted to reject them but they think it's inappropriate and trying to get my approval. Reason #1 that I want to reject, one of the appli...
Dennis Meppelink
How to screen a tenant who never had a landlord before?
Hi there, Every body knows you have to screen your new tenant.One of the points is to check the previous landlords of the tenant.What can you do if the tenant sold his house and wants to rent your house? Can you do an...
Patrick Rose
How do I evaluate a cash-only applicant?
I have an applicant that only deals in cash. He's a bit paranoid about the banks, doesn't have much of a credit history. No credit cards. No debt. But has lots of cash. I'm trying not to be blinded by the cash, s...
Michael Temple
Criminal Records and Landlording
I was reading this article on the site...https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/advanced-...It says that a new HUD ruling says landlords can't have a blanket discrimination policy against people with a criminal reco...