My tenant is planning to be out of the country for a month and has asked if a friend can stay during that period to house sit.   I don't have a problem with this if the guest completes a background check.   The length...

I was contacted by a representative from a rehab agency for recovering,non-violent, drug/alcohol abusers. I don't feel comfortable with the situation, new tenants every 6 months, 4 adults sharing the apartment, etc. I...

I think its pretty safe to say that most people have their own opinion on the level of screening that tenants require in their market. Most people would run a credit check and possibly a background check.

Personally,...

Which do you do first...the background check or the application? I an using TransUnion My Smart Move, but folks seem reluctant to fill out their personal information...should I have them complete the application first...

My basic question is this:

For those with multiple properties that span a wide rent range (here in Texas, $450/mo will get you a 2/1 in a blue collar area; $1300/mo will get you a 3/2 in a mature, stable neighborhood...

HI. i have a RE agent to list my rental house. we got an application and now i asked my agent to do a background and credit check. I asked him to use a tenant screening tool i saw online that . he told me that he only...

I have a degree in construction management, and my full time job is working as a project engineer for a large general contractor in Seattle. I have been involved with real estate my entire life (thanks mom and dad), c...

I just learned that if you start up a company in Puerto Rico and flip a house in California and hypothetically profit 100k on the flip, that since you're incorporated in PR that the USA can't tax that profit. And PR ...

When your property is relatively inexpensive, say $200k, and you want cost segregation applied to it - is it worth it to hire a cost segregation firm and pay their fee? Before we explore this question, an important re...

Hello BP members,I've been a member of BP for a little over a year now but I have yet to jump into investing with partners. I would like to partner with some people but I don't know the best way to do a background che...