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Mike S Asking about children on application
24 March 2014 | 10 replies

Am I allowed to ask about children, how many, and ages? Sorry to be brief but my phone is blowing up on our very first rental and I don't want to violate fair housing.

Stephen Anthony Tenant - Legal Dependent Over 18 / Ward of State
17 February 2017 | 5 replies

I have approved for leasing of my single family home two joint applicants. They are both over 18 years old, one is a ward of the state with an appointed legal guardian - as described to me by the other applicant. The ...

Ugin Rapoport Fannie May/Freddie Mac Loans
28 July 2021 | 3 replies

Hello,When it comes to financing real estate with Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Loans, I am seeing basically the same applications from different lenders. I assume that is because the lenders are simply following the specifi...

Steven Griffith Tenant Screening Question
16 August 2020 | 12 replies

Hey y'all, I would appreciate some input. I have a unit that a couple has applied for. Their credit is high 600s, background check is clean, and the only outstanding debt on their credit report is a mortgage, which ha...

Ellie Narie What happens to the security deposit when you rent to roommates?
27 October 2021 | 7 replies

If you rent out an apartment to two unrelated people (roommates/friends), but they're jointly liable on the rental agreement, what happens to the security deposit if one roommates decides to move out? 
I assume the r...

Rachel Dunham Website Design and the Liability of Storing Information
13 September 2017 | 1 reply

I am working on developing my website and would like to have everything my customers or I need, in one place. I was told, by a website developer, that it's not a good idea to put rental applications on your website, ...

Daniel Peterson Criminal Background Checks and Generic Names
17 October 2017 | 0 replies

Hey Guys,I recently received an application from a potential tenant and ran his credit/criminal history using mysmartmove.com. This person has a very generic name (e.g. John Smith) and the criminal history came back w...

Sam Schildkraut Verifying Retired Applicant
1 June 2020 | 2 replies

Hi BP, Anyone have advice or experience with retired renters? Specifically looking at how to verify income. Potential tenant appears to exceed minimum income requirement based on pre-screen but would need to verify wi...

Diane A. Tenant out and owes rent. Property is in Virginia.
9 January 2019 | 4 replies

Anyone with experience in Virginia that could tell me the procedure and paperwork to get rent owed from a tenant that has moved out?

Iaroslav Demydovych Newbie needs help picking the right tenant
25 January 2020 | 42 replies

Finally after a week of having my property on a market i have 2 application and i can't see to pick one. Also, this is my first rental ever so wish me luck. So here is the scoop: the rent amount is $1275. 2.5 time the...