Dennis Meints
STR by room - guest safety & interaction
Hey BP team,
I have several Airbnb's that I run in Saint Paul MN and I'm looking to actually do more with a 4-plex that will house medical professionals traveling in on contracts for 30-90 day leases (technically out...
Dave Lynch
What is the verdict on renting to someone with manslaughter
Just trying to get opinions on someone convicted of man slaughter about 10 yrs ago. Is it risky or does enough change after 10 years?
Jeffrey Bailey
What to do with 80 year old tenant paying 1/2 market rate
I am looking to purchase a duplex as our first rental property. One of the units is currently rented by an 80 year old woman that has lived there almost 40 years. She's currently paying less than half the market rate...
Sam Fickel
Where do bad tenants live?
Everyone in the REI community always seem to have extremely high standards for the tenants they choose - good credit, no criminal history, on time rent, absolutely 0 evictions, etc. I've never met someone that didn't ...
Dan N.
Just closed on 1st property - Here are some lessons I learned
So after 1.5 years of searching, putting in offers, losing deals after inspections, yesterday I finally closed on my first investment property.
I put together a document of all the lessons I learned that I did not ...
Rick Bassett
Tenant screening uncovered DUI's, jail time etc
Hi All,
Looking for a sanity check here with a potential tenant.
He called on a property, loved it with 2 minutes of walking through it (almost no one loves this property as it has a strange floor plan) and emailed...
Billy Daniel
Stating your tenant criteria up front?
Do you place your tenant screening criteria on the application or advertisement? I have the income requirement on the application now, but I'm curious if other PMs list things such as minimum credit score, eviction-f...
Cassidy Burns
Tenant Causing Issues with other Tenants. What do you do?
Hi BP,I hope everyone is having a great week so far. I however have not. I just recently purchased this a quadplex with 3 units occupied and 1 unit vacant. During the closing period of the unit the seller let me sh...
Brad Fausett
What do you use for Crime heat maps / reports?
Hi Team,I find myself often looking for heat maps or crime related info as i make purchases My wife and I can't seem to agree on the best source and have not tried out the paid services. Are you using something or...
James Purcell
Application Screening Requirements and Methods
Hello, I'm relatively new to BiggerPockets, and have read the book on property management by Brandon Turner. To add on to this discussion - when I was listening to the screening section of the aforementioned book this...