I have some questions regarding tightening up my criteria for selecting prospective tenants, and weeding out potential bad eggs.
Does anybody have any thoughts on hiring a professional to administer a polygraph test...

So my tenants trashed one of my rentals and moved out. Carpets were soaked in pet urine and engine oil. Countertops were damaged. Fist sized holes in every room. Doors ripped out of the wall and left the house full of...

Hello! Newbie here preparing to move and rent out our current SFH in the DMV suburbs. I've seen a lot of posts on here discussing what their criteria and screening process is but not necessarily how they communicate i...

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So I purchased my first SFH last year and quickly rented out 4 rooms before my 1st mortgage payment was due. I walled off the dining room creating an additional 5th bedroom turning the house to a 5bd/2.5ba and r...

Hi,I appreciate all the advice I've gotten here so far - what a helpful group!!This is our first rental.  We've had a ton of interest but only actually received 2 applications (we listed it last week).  I've decided t...

We have owned this duplex for 30 years have been lucky to have good tenants that pay on time & keep the place up. We get high market rent because the interiors are very nice & we have a reputation for caring. ...

Hey everyone, I just purchased a property and I have been advertising it as section 8 welcome. I have received alot of interest, and I have showen the property 3 times in 3 days. I have a dilemma, I have never rented ...

I'm screening a tenant and upon contacting the listed employer, they would not confirm any information on the tenant without a SSN, however the tenant will not provide the SSN due to a fear of cyber theft. What would ...

Do you believe it is possible for a professional real estate investor (or an experienced real estate investor) to never had any tenant who stopped paying the rent? Or do you believe ANY real estate investor will go th...

Looking for advice with sublet situation.  One renter (renter1) has moved out for a new job but is still paying rent.  Renter 1 would like to sublet to offset expense.  Renter 1 and renter 2 (renter that still resides...